Nearly 40% of U.S. firms have been forced to lay off employees because of project cancellations and shortages of equipment or materials caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an online survey released April 10 by the Associated General Contractors of America.

AGC首席经济学家肯·西蒙森（Ken Simonson）说：“所有者不仅停止了许多当前的建筑项目，而且正在取消新利18备用网址尚未开始的越来越多的项目。”“不可避免地，这导致越来越多的承包商休假或终止工作人员工人。”

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西蒙森说，有53％的公司报告指示取消当前项目或计划在未来30天内开始的项目。新利18备用网址该调查是从4月6日至9日进行的，还表示，有74％的公司正在寻求新的联邦薪水保护计划贷款的帮助。

最新的调查显示，公司的份额大幅增长，报告说，所有者取消了即将到来的项目，从前一周的7％起到了19％。在第一次提出的问题中，调查的830名受访者中有11％报告说，当业主仍在构建前期的情况下，所有者已经取消了一个项目。

A先前的调查conducted by the association between March 17 and 19, revealed that only 28% of the 909 respondents said they had an owner, government agency or official tell them to halt or delay work on active projects or on jobs expected to start within a month.

AGC also reported that 39% of respondents in the latest survey said they had encountered project delays or disruptions due to shortages of personal protective equipment such as masks for jobsite workers, while 23% reported shortages of construction materials, equipment or parts.

在AGC之前的调查中，这些问题结合了这些问题，只有大约三分之一（35％）的公司报告了设备短缺。

The share of firms that reported furloughs or terminations rose to 40% from 31% a week earlier. More than one out of three (36%) said they had had furloughed or terminated jobsite workers, while 18% had laid off office or other workers.