Data Bulletin: Impact of COVID-19 on Construction Businesses and Productions

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• Journal Article:
  Impact of COVID-19 on construction businesses and productions
• Personal Author:
  Brown, Samantha ; Brooks, Raina D. ; Dong, Xiuwen S.
• Description:
  This issue focuses on the economic impact of COVID-19 on the construction industry through September 2020, examining construction spending, new residential construction, and the well-being of small businesses. Key Findings: 1. U.S. GDP dropped 31% in the second quarter of 2020 and increased 33% in the third quarter, the largest quarterly fall and rise ever recorded. 2. Residential construction was hit harder than other construction subsectors: spending dropped by $49.5 billion from January to May and surged by $71.3 billion from May to September. Over 60% of the fluctuation was in single-family home construction. 3. The impact of COVID-19 on construction businesses reduced after lockdowns lifted, with 16% reporting a large negative effect in October compared to 33% in April. 4. Construction businesses with less than five employees were more likely to report a large negative effect of COVID-19, yet less likely to receive federal financial assistance. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Construction Industry Coronavirus Infections COVID-19 Economics Health Status Disparities Minority Health Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Small Business Viral Diseases

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• Keywords:
  Construction; Construction industry; Construction workers; Statistical analysis; Small businesses; Work organization; Work operations; Work performance; Economic analysis; Economic consequences; Economic impact; Economics; Cost analyses; Costs; Infectious diseases; Infection control; Infection prevention; Viral diseases; Disease control; Disease prevention; COVID-19
• Source:
  CPWR Data Bulletin. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2020 Nov; :1-6
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Data Bulletin
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  NIOSH cooperative agreement OH 009762
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061749
• Contact Point Address:
  Xiuwen Sue Dong, CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Email:
  SDong@cpwr.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:06d43c442f2dcb4551ad58e54ecba908a90ed914b31ab95fbb374e7025ab9f637437b797b2cde36300e36161ca67bd43e9b2ace25f174ad275ddd1e8f5a15292
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/115401/cdc_115401_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 637.97 KB ]