ENR's CICI survey this quarter asked about the prospects of labor shortages in 2014. Of the executives polled, 47.9% said they expected labor shortages next year. Skilled craft labor is expected to be in shortest supply, with 40.9% of respondents expecting craft-labor shortfalls.

在其他工作类别,24.4%预计不足among project and construction managers, 17.1% expected shortages among architects and engineers, and 16.8% expected a need for estimators. Many executives commented that the recession had taken a toll on personnel, saying that middle managers and seasoned pros with five to 12 years of experience—the first ones to be laid off during the downturn—would be in short supply.

尽管CFMA成员表示担心信贷市场削减项目融资，但CICI受访者表示，信贷仍在继续。在第四季度，有33％的CICI受访者表示，项目融资的信用比六个月前容易，而只有8.8％的信贷表示信贷更加紧密。但是，这从第三季度下降了39.1％。

“银行不确定[美联储]的政策和未来的贷款利率，因此他们不太愿意在长期项目上贷款，”巴尔的摩经济顾问Sage Policy Group Inc.和巴尔的摩的首席执行官Anirban Basu说。18luck官网CFMA经济顾问。

However, Basu says the Fed's announcement, on Dec. 18, that it would gradually taper off its economic stimulus program, rather than sharply curtail it, coupled with a promise to maintain its "exceptionally low" lending rates, should boost banks' confidence and encourage them to lend on new projects.

持续关注的是项目的公共资金水平。18luck官网新利luckENR询问受访者是否认为联邦项目资金会在2014年增加，减少或保持不变。只有6.4％的人表示，他们预计联邦政府在2014年的建设资金会增加，而37.7％另外21.6％的人认为它将下降至少5％。