UCA Annual Spring Showcase
Consensus and Government Forecasts
CONSENSUS CONSTRUCTION FORECAST, DECEMBER 2021
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Chart 1. Projected employment change by occupational group,
2020-2030 (percent)
Expected recovery from COVID-19
recession
Estimated
Forecast
Consensus
% Change
2021
2022
2023
Dodge Construction Network
Nonresidential Total
5.4
6.1
IHS Markit
Commercial Total
4.7
5.3
Office
ā
0.8
3.6
Healthcare support
Personal care and service
Food preparation and serving related
Computer and mathematical
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
Community and social service
Healthcare practitioners and technical
Educational instruction and library
Management
Transportation and material moving
Moody's Analytics
Retail & Other Commercial
7.5
4.9
Legal
FMI
Hotel
Industrial Total
1
10
-0.4
13.5
9.4
8.4
Institutional Total
4.4
6.0
ConstructConnect
Associated Builders and Contractors
Wells Fargo Securities
Health
Education
Religious
Public Safety
Amusement & Recreation
6.2
6.0
3.5
6.1
ā
-1.1
1.2
-1.3
5.6
26
Protective service
Business and financial operations
Life, physical, and social science
Total, all occupations
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
Installation, maintenance, and repair
Construction and extraction
Architecture and engineering
Farming, fishing, and forestry
Production
Sales and related
Office and administrative support
7.7
6.0
Markstein Advisors
-5
5
10
15
Note: Expected recovery from COVID-19 recession represents the reversal of declines in
employment between 2019 and 2020 for occupational groups that experienced declines during
that period.
0
20
25
Source: American Institute of Architects Consensus, 2022
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2021
Frank Manzo IV, MPP | Illinois Economic Policy Institute | www.illinoisepi.orgView entire presentation