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.