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This report includes data from 22 local areas and finds that there was a 6.6 percent increase in work hours reported in 2024.  The Midwest region saw the largest percentage of increased hours reported followed by the Northeastern, Southern, and Western regions.  

Based on responses from the 22 areas that completed the survey, work-hours are expected to increase by 28.6% in 2025, with nearly 29% of those areas anticipating growth. However, in 2025, based on industry fund workhour projections, industry-wide, workhours are projected to rise by 4% largely due to mega project activity.  Meanwhile, 9.5% of responding chapters expect work-hours to remain stable, while 61.9% foresee a decline.