We released the 2021 AGC of America-Autodesk Workforce Survey on Thursday, Sept. 2. Full results are posted here, including:

• News Release
• 2021 Survey Analysis
• Remarks
• Comparative results

Below my signature block I’ve pasted a comparison of U.S. and AL results for some of the questions. In general, results are similar, although AL respondents were more likely to report a decrease in headcount in the past 12 months. In addition, more AL respondents expect it will take more than six months for their firm’s volume of business to return to normal relative to year-ago levels. (See highlighted percentages.)

Ken Simonson

Kenneth D. Simonson (he, his)Chief EconomistThe Associated General Contractors of America Phone 202-329-9671 Email: ken.simonson@agc.org; website: www.agc.orgSubscribe here to AGC’s Data DIGest. Click herefor AGC’s Construction Inflation Alert and here for more construction economic information

2021 Autodesk-AGC of America Workforce Survey
Comparison of Selected Answers by Principal State of Operations
	Total responses	How has your headcount changed in the past 12 months?	We have open positions	Among firms with openings: having hard time filling	How have rising material costs affected your firm’s projects, if at all?	Projects were canceled, postponed, or scaled back due to:	There are more projects to bid on or projects have been expanded in scope	When do you expect your firm’s volume of business will return to its normal level relative to one year earlier?
		Lower	Higher	No change	Craft	Salaried	Craft	Salaried	No impact	Absorbed all costs	For any reason	Cost increases	Longer or uncertain completion times	Changes in demand or need	Already matches or exceeds year-ago level	1-6  months	More than 6 months	Don’t know
National	2,136	34%	40%	26%	90%	62%	89%	86%	7%	36%	60%	51%	26%	22%	28%	46%	9%	26%	17%
Alabama	37	43%	32%	24%	90%	54%	89%	75%	9%	35%	56%	50%	25%	14%	31%	42%	6%	39%	14%