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54%
54% -- share of firms reporting project delays from labor shortages for US construction firms (2024)
In the AGC 2024 Workforce Survey, 54% of construction firms reported experiencing project delays caused by labor shortages.
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54%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2024
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B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)
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Tier B
https://www.arkeoai.com/ai-in-business/ai-in-construction-examples ↗
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AI in Construction Examples | Arkeo AI
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Last updated: May 2026
You have read the headlines about AI in construction, but you still cannot picture it touching the work your team actually does every day: the RFI sitting unanswered for nine days, the safety observation buried in a superintendent's text thread, the schedule conflict …
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Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)
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AGC 2024 Workforce Survey, as cited by Arkeo AI
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Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 (current) | 54% | |
| 2025 | 45% | -16.7% |
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US construction firms: 54% share of firms reporting project delays from labor shortages. Source: Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) (2024). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/agc-labor-shortage-project-delays-2024
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/agc-labor-shortage-project-delays-2024" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>54%</strong> -- share of firms reporting project delays from labor shortages for US construction firms<br><small>Source: Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) (2024) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/agc-labor-shortage-project-delays-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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