In this Thursday, May 19, 2016, photo, workers construct a high-rise building in Boston. Business economists still expect U.S. economic growth to pick up in 2017, but they see a slowdown in hiring. The median estimate from economists surveyed by the National Association of Business National Association of Business Economics calls for the American economy to grow 2.2 percent in 2017, up from a forecast 1.6 percent this year and unchanged from the previous survey in September. (AP Photo/Steven Senne), APTOPIX