<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=03rZPK_0vm96zcU00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=03rZPK_0vm96zcU00" width="1000" height="525" ><p>Federal funding for infrastructure projects has surged in recent years: since 2021, Congress has allocated more than $550 billion for rebuilding and expanding critical infrastructure. Due to this spending growth and a persistent inability to recruit and train the next generation of construction workers, the construction industry is facing a major worker shortage. One industry trade association estimates 454,000 new workers will be required, on top of normal hiring, to meet the booming demand in 2025. However, despite this substantial need, elevated home prices, inadequate homebuilding pace, and wages failing to keep pace with inflation are making it difficult for construction workers to afford to purchase a home in the cities where they work. Construction wages and housing affordability vary by location, however. Researchers ranked metros and states according to the number of weekly work hours needed for a construction worker earning the median hourly wage to afford a median-priced home in their location, spending no more than 30% of their income on housing.</p><p>Originally published on constructioncoverage.com, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange. </p></div></body>

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Cities Where Construction Workers Would Have To Work the Longest Hours To Afford a Home

Federal funding for infrastructure projects has surged in recent years: since 2021, Congress has allocated more than $550 billion for rebuilding and expanding critical infrastructure. Due to this spending growth and a persistent inability to recruit and train the next generation of construction workers, the construction industry is facing a major worker shortage. One industry trade association estimates 454,000 new workers will be required, on top of normal hiring, to meet the booming demand in 2025. However, despite this substantial need, elevated home prices, inadequate homebuilding pace, and wages failing to keep pace with inflation are making it difficult for construction workers to afford to purchase a home in the cities where they work. Construction wages and housing affordability vary by location, however. Researchers ranked metros and states according to the number of weekly work hours needed for a construction worker earning the median hourly wage to afford a median-priced home in their location, spending no more than 30% of their income on housing.

Cities Where Construction Workers Would Have To Work the Longest Hours To Afford a Home

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