Despite the construction market upheaval during the pandemic, labor rates remain relatively steady. Analysts noted some short-term adjustments to compensation by construction employers in 2020, with ongoing labor shortages continuing to put pressure on wages.

从大流行中出现的一种一般就业趋势是雇用小时工人从事最低工资和低薪工作的困难，这一运动现在可能正在建设中回荡。

While much of the industry continues to offer modest wage hikes, some of its highest increases are in lower paid trades, says Jeff Robinson, president of compensation consulting firm Personnel Administration Services. In 2020, merit shop employers offered average wage increases of 3.4% across all trades, according to its 2021 Merit Shop Wage and Benefit Survey. But laborers, who rank as lowest paid among trades surveyed, saw a 4.7% increase—the largest hike reported.

罗宾逊（Robinson）在对大道绩效商店雇主的另一项调查中说，这种趋势在不熟练行业（例如旗手）的工人中更加明显。调查说，超过25％的旗手每小时不到15美元。提高最低工资的其他行业可能会对非熟练工人的工资施加压力。几个城市已将最低工资定为每小时15美元，包括西雅图，每小时16.69美元。该市的一家快餐连锁店最近宣布将为新员工提供19美元的每小时，并在完成培训后每小时20美元。他说：“我看不到那种压力消失。”

虽然薪酬量表的下端上升，但工资平均增加仍然相对谦虚。在2020年为绩效商店工作人员登记了3.4％的加息后，雇主预测今年平均增长了3.2％。鲁滨逊预计预测很低。自PAS调查于5月发布以来，对工人的需求增长了，自4月以来，生活成本已迫在眉睫5％以上。鲁滨逊预计，优异店工作人员的平均工资将至少达到3.6％。

工资压力也可能影响工会交易。加利福尼亚建筑贸易的即将离任的总裁罗比·亨特（Robbie Hunter）表示，建筑工地上的许多优点商店工作人员和“地下经济”工人可以“获得更高的工资在麦当劳工作”。他希望这转化为对高薪工会工作的更多兴趣，但认识到吸引年轻工人进入建筑的斗争。他说：“我们将需要继续提供良好的工资和福利。”

Union settlements remained relatively stable during the pandemic, says Construction Labor Research Council data. First-year increases averaged 3% in 2019 and by early 2021, it dipped to 2.6%. But first-year hikes are back to 2.9%, says Carey Peters, executive director.

他说，可能有竞争因素在起作用。他说：“您确实有劳动力短缺，这往往会提高费率。”“但是大流行减少了工作，并倾向于提高利率。结果是增加的滴答性。”

In a sign of some market uncertainty, the settlement length also changed significantly.

在2019年,68%的协议a three-year length. That dropped to 44% in 2020. Meanwhile, one-year and two-year deals rose from 4% to 11% and from 6% to 14%, respectively.

So far in 2021, three-year agreements are trending back up to 49% of deals, while one-year and two-year deals are 5% and 11%, respectively.