$1.5T plan could create 2.6M construction jobs. So what?

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange

From the time President Donald Trump first proposed his $1.5T infrastructure package before the 2016 election, it has been swarmed by more “ifs” than answers.

The most recent “if” is also one of the biggest: If it’s ever enacted, it could create 2.6 million construction jobs.

A May 24 announcement by Associated Builders and Contractors, citing data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and using a model developed by Markstein Advisors, estimates every $1B in additional construction spending will generate at least 6,300 new construction jobs.

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