2026 Construction Industry Hiring and Business Outlook Survey

	Higher	Lower	About the same
Federal (e.g., VA, GSA, USACE, NAVFAC)	Federal (e.g., VA, GSA, USACE, NAVFAC) Higher	Federal (e.g., VA, GSA, USACE, NAVFAC) Lower	Federal (e.g., VA, GSA, USACE, NAVFAC) About the same
Higher Education	Higher Education Higher	Higher Education Lower	Higher Education About the same
Bridge/Highway	Bridge/Highway Higher	Bridge/Highway Lower	Bridge/Highway About the same
Hospital	Hospital Higher	Hospital Lower	Hospital About the same
Other Healthcare (e.g., clinic, testing or screening facility, medical lab)	Other Healthcare (e.g., clinic, testing or screening facility, medical lab) Higher	Other Healthcare (e.g., clinic, testing or screening facility, medical lab) Lower	Other Healthcare (e.g., clinic, testing or screening facility, medical lab) About the same
K-12 School	K-12 School Higher	K-12 School Lower	K-12 School About the same
Manufacturing	Manufacturing Higher	Manufacturing Lower	Manufacturing About the same
Multifamily Residential	Multifamily Residential Higher	Multifamily Residential Lower	Multifamily Residential About the same
Power	Power Higher	Power Lower	Power About the same
Private Office	Private Office Higher	Private Office Lower	Private Office About the same
Data Center	Data Center Higher	Data Center Lower	Data Center About the same
Public Building	Public Building Higher	Public Building Lower	Public Building About the same
Retail	Retail Higher	Retail Lower	Retail About the same
Warehouse	Warehouse Higher	Warehouse Lower	Warehouse About the same
Lodging	Lodging Higher	Lodging Lower	Lodging About the same
Transportation (e.g., transit, rail, airport)	Transportation (e.g., transit, rail, airport) Higher	Transportation (e.g., transit, rail, airport) Lower	Transportation (e.g., transit, rail, airport) About the same
Water/Sewer	Water/Sewer Higher	Water/Sewer Lower	Water/Sewer About the same
Other	Other Higher	Other Lower	Other About the same

Higher

Lower

About the same

Federal (e.g., VA, GSA, USACE, NAVFAC)

Federal (e.g., VA, GSA, USACE, NAVFAC) Higher

Federal (e.g., VA, GSA, USACE, NAVFAC) Lower

Federal (e.g., VA, GSA, USACE, NAVFAC) About the same

Higher Education

Higher Education Higher

Higher Education Lower

Higher Education About the same

Bridge/Highway

Bridge/Highway Higher

Bridge/Highway Lower

Bridge/Highway About the same

Hospital

Hospital Higher

Hospital Lower

Hospital About the same

Other Healthcare (e.g., clinic, testing or screening facility, medical lab)

Other Healthcare (e.g., clinic, testing or screening facility, medical lab) Higher

Other Healthcare (e.g., clinic, testing or screening facility, medical lab) Lower

Other Healthcare (e.g., clinic, testing or screening facility, medical lab) About the same

K-12 School

K-12 School Higher

K-12 School Lower

K-12 School About the same

Manufacturing

Manufacturing Higher

Manufacturing Lower

Manufacturing About the same

Multifamily Residential

Multifamily Residential Higher

Multifamily Residential Lower

Multifamily Residential About the same

Power

Power Higher

Power Lower

Power About the same

Private Office

Private Office Higher

Private Office Lower

Private Office About the same

Data Center

Data Center Higher

Data Center Lower

Data Center About the same

Public Building

Public Building Higher

Public Building Lower

Public Building About the same

Retail

Retail Higher

Retail Lower

Retail About the same

Warehouse

Warehouse Higher

Warehouse Lower

Warehouse About the same

Lodging

Lodging Higher

Lodging Lower

Lodging About the same

Transportation (e.g., transit, rail, airport)

Transportation (e.g., transit, rail, airport) Higher

Transportation (e.g., transit, rail, airport) Lower

Transportation (e.g., transit, rail, airport) About the same

Water/Sewer

Water/Sewer Higher

Water/Sewer Lower

Water/Sewer About the same

Other

Other Higher

Other Lower

Other About the same

Question Title

* 2. How confident are you in your firm's backlog and bidding pipeline going into 2026? (1- Not confident to 5- Very confident)

1- Not confident at all

2- Slightly confident

3- Moderately confident

4- Confident

5- Very confident

Question Title

* 3. How does your firm's current backlog compare to this time last year?

Smaller than last year

About the same

Larger than last year

Not sure/ not applicable

Question Title

* 1. Compared to 2025, do you expect the available dollar value of projects you compete for in 2026 to be higher/lower/about the same (answer for all market areas in which your business operates):

Question Title

* 2. How confident are you in your firm's backlog and bidding pipeline going into 2026? (1- Not confident to 5- Very confident)

Question Title

* 3. How does your firm's current backlog compare to this time last year?