Graph and download economic data for All Employees, Construction (USCONS) from Jan 1939 to Jun 2025 about establishment survey, construction, employment, and USA.

From the first half of 2020 until the second half of 2021, Australia’s construction industry was disrupted due to the coronavirus pandemic. The industry had seen a steady rise in employment between 2015 and 2019, with the number of employees recovering to just over 1.27 million in 2022. As of November 2024, construction industry employment stood at approximately 1.36 million. How important is the construction industry? The construction industry plays a major economic role in Australia. The value of private sector construction was significantly higher than the value of public sector construction. Combined, these sectors cover engineering construction work, non-residential building, and residential building. Engineering construction work, which encompasses infrastructure, was the most predominant of the three. The value of residential construction work completed across Australia’s private and public sectors amounted to over 30 billion Australian dollars higher than that of non-residential construction work. Job outlook The leading occupations in Australia's construction industry were carpenters and joiners. Roles within this industry vary greatly, with many entry-level jobs not requiring a tertiary education degree. In terms of trade work, apprenticeships and traineeships were the main pathways to enter the market. While the job outlook has been relatively robust in this industry, the construction labor productivity index has been lower in recent years. On top of this, challenges faced in recent years, such as fluctuating material costs, project delays, and skilled worker shortages, could slow down growth in this industry.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Level - Construction Industry, Private Wage and Salary Workers (LNU03032231) from Jan 2000 to May 2025 about salaries, workers, private industries, 16 years +, construction, wages, household survey, private, unemployment, industry, and USA.

The number of production workers in the construction industry in the United States has increased in 2021 and 2022. In 2006, there were 9.56 million construction workers in the U.S., after which construction employment fell sharply. The reason for that decrease was the economic crisis that started in 2008. Construction labor shortage As the world rapidly urbanizes, the construction industry struggles to keep up with the need for new infrastructure and buildings. However, many people now avoid construction jobs as they are perceived to be difficult, dirty, or dangerous. The shortage of skilled construction labor has been immense across the U.S. and Canada, in the latter country, the number of vacancies in the construction sector peaked in April 2022, as they represented over eight percent of all construction jobs. However, those figures are still quite high. Construction labor costs worldwide The cost of salaries and wages in the European Union have increased at a fast pace, with an increase of over 50 percent between 2015 and 2023. In the United Kingdom, the type of subcontractor workers with the highest salaries were those in electrical and plumbing construction trades. While roofing and steel and timber frame erection were among the trades with the lowest salaries. The overall salary expenditure in the construction industry soared in Argentina during that period. However, those figures can also be influenced by other factors, including inflation. In addition to that, those figures measure the overall spending on labor, which does not only depend on the value of the average salary, but also on how many people were employed at a given point in time.

The construction sector employed over *** million people in the United States in April 2025, which was the highest number since the 21st century. There is a strong correlation between the amount of investment in construction and demand for workers. For example, in the years following the 2008 financial crisis, the value of new construction put in place in the U.S. decreased, which also translated in lower employee numbers in the construction sector. How to improve the job shortage? Many contractors have reported difficulty finding skilled workers recently. However, that has not only been the case in the construction industry, but in many other sectors of the economy too. For example, U.S. restaurants reported shortages in different positions in the past years. Although there are many reasons why workers may quit, in general, an increase in the salaries of construction employees may help in reducing the number of resignations. Worker shortages in Europe The United States is not the only country where companies have been facing these challenges. Thus, the percentage of French infrastructure companies reporting staff shortage peaked in 2019 and 2023. However, there are certain industries that struggle finding new employees more than construction. Social and care work had the highest skilled labor shortages in Germany.

Graph and download economic data for Employment for Construction: Construction of Buildings (NAICS 236) in the United States (IPUDN236W200000000) from 1987 to 2024 about NAICS, IP, buildings, construction, employment, and USA.

Philippines Employment: Industry: Construction data was reported at 5,031.000 Person th in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,597.000 Person th for Jan 2025. Philippines Employment: Industry: Construction data is updated monthly, averaging 4,518.500 Person th from Jan 2021 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 50 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,769.000 Person th in Jun 2024 and a record low of 4,018.000 Person th in Jan 2023. Philippines Employment: Industry: Construction data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.G025: Labour Force Survey: Employment: by Industry, Occupation and Class.

Employment statistics on the Construction industry in the US

Graph and download economic data for All Employees, Residential Building Construction (CES2023610001) from Jan 1985 to Jun 2025 about establishment survey, buildings, residential, construction, employment, and USA.

In 2022, there were nearly 11 million workers in the construction industry of the European Union (EU-27). Most of those workers were employed in the specialized construction activities, which includes demolition, site preparation, and certain trades such as electrical installation, HVAC installation, plumbing, roofing, painting, scaffolding, etc. Building construction was the second segment with the highest number of employees.

These table shows relevant data for the economic sector ‘construction industry’, e.g. the number of persons employed, costs and revenues, turnover and other financial results. The figures can be divided by a number of branches according to Statistics Netherlands’ Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities 2008 (SIC 2008).

Data available from: 2009-2013.

Status of the figures: All data in the table are definite.

Changes as of 26 April 2016: This table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be published? The figures from 2014 can be found in the table "Trade and industry; employment and finance by sector, SIC 2008”. See paragraph 3.

This statistic shows the projected number of employees in the construction industry in the United States from 2019 to 2026. By 2026, the construction industry in the U.S. is projected to have about **** million employees.

Egypt Labour Force: Employed: Construction data was reported at 4,042.000 Person th in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4,107.200 Person th for 2023. Egypt Labour Force: Employed: Construction data is updated yearly, averaging 3,004.900 Person th from Dec 2006 (Median) to 2024, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,107.200 Person th in 2023 and a record low of 1,822.900 Person th in 2006. Egypt Labour Force: Employed: Construction data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Egypt – Table EG.G012: Labour Force: Ending December.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Employment: Economic Activity: Industry (Including Construction): Total for Ireland (LFEAICTTIEQ647S) from Q2 1998 to Q1 2025 about Ireland, construction, employment, and industry.

Construction output is a quarterly series of the output of the construction industry in both the private and public sectors. Source agency: Office for National Statistics Designation: National Statistics Language: English Alternative title: Output in the Construction Industry

Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment) and unemployment rate, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), gender and age group.

China PMI: Construction: Employment data was reported at 37.800 % in Apr 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 41.400 % for Mar 2025. China PMI: Construction: Employment data is updated monthly, averaging 52.350 % from May 2011 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 156 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 66.100 % in May 2011 and a record low of 32.300 % in Feb 2020. China PMI: Construction: Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Business and Economic Survey – Table CN.OP: Purchasing Managers' Index: Non Manufacturing: Construction.

Germany - Employment: Construction was 2604.00 Thousand in March of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Germany - Employment: Construction - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Germany - Employment: Construction reached a record high of 2654.00 Thousand in March of 2023 and a record low of 2555.00 Thousand in September of 2019.

As of the first quarter of 2025, there were approximately *****million people employed in the construction sector in the UK, compared with just over ****million in the first quarter of 2000.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Employment: Economic Activity: Industry (Including Construction): Total for Poland (LFEAICTTPLQ647S) from Q1 2000 to Q1 2025 about Poland, construction, employment, and industry.