Nearly 40% of U.S. firms have been forced to lay off employees because of project cancellations and shortages of equipment or materials caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an online survey released April 10 by the Associated General Contractors of America.

“业主不仅停止了许多当前的建筑项目，而且正在取消越来越多的项目尚未开始，”AGC首席经济学家Ken Simon18luck官网son表示。“不可避免地，这导致越来越多的承包商到休假或终止就业工人。”

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Simonson表示，53％的公司报告旨在取消当前项目或计划在未来30天内开始的项目。18luck官网从4月6日至9日进行的调查还表示，74％的公司正在寻求新的联邦薪水保护计划贷款的帮助。

最新的调查显示，公司报告的公司份额增加，该业主已从前一周从7％取消即将到达19％的预计项目。在第一次提出的问题中，11％的调查的830名受访者报告称，在它仍在预先建设中，所有者取消了一个项目。

A以前的调查conducted by the association between March 17 and 19, revealed that only 28% of the 909 respondents said they had an owner, government agency or official tell them to halt or delay work on active projects or on jobs expected to start within a month.

AGC also reported that 39% of respondents in the latest survey said they had encountered project delays or disruptions due to shortages of personal protective equipment such as masks for jobsite workers, while 23% reported shortages of construction materials, equipment or parts.

在AGC之前的调查中，该调查结合了这些问题，只有大约三分之一（35％）的公司报告了设备短缺。

The share of firms that reported furloughs or terminations rose to 40% from 31% a week earlier. More than one out of three (36%) said they had had furloughed or terminated jobsite workers, while 18% had laid off office or other workers.