Figure 12. Employment in construction, seasonally adjusted, in thousands, January 2005 to December 2019
Period Employment

Jan 2005

7,095

Feb 2005

7,153

Mar 2005

7,181

Apr 2005

7,266

May 2005

7,294

Jun 2005

7,333

Jul 2005

7,353

Aug 2005

7,394

Sep 2005

7,415

Oct 2005

7,460

Nov 2005

7,524

Dec 2005

7,533

Jan 2006

7,601

Feb 2006

7,664

Mar 2006

7,689

Apr 2006

7,726

May 2006

7,713

Jun 2006

7,699

Jul 2006

7,712

Aug 2006

7,720

Sep 2006

7,718

Oct 2006

7,682

Nov 2006

7,666

Dec 2006

7,685

Jan 2007

7,725

Feb 2007

7,626

Mar 2007

7,706

Apr 2007

7,686

May 2007

7,673

Jun 2007

7,687

Jul 2007

7,660

Aug 2007

7,610

Sep 2007

7,577

Oct 2007

7,565

Nov 2007

7,523

Dec 2007

7,490

Jan 2008

7,476

Feb 2008

7,453

Mar 2008

7,406

Apr 2008

7,327

May 2008

7,274

Jun 2008

7,213

Jul 2008

7,160

Aug 2008

7,114

Sep 2008

7,044

Oct 2008

6,967

Nov 2008

6,813

Dec 2008

6,701

Jan 2009

6,567

Feb 2009

6,446

Mar 2009

6,291

Apr 2009

6,154

May 2009

6,100

Jun 2009

6,010

Jul 2009

5,932

Aug 2009

5,855

Sep 2009

5,787

Oct 2009

5,716

Nov 2009

5,696

Dec 2009

5,654

Jan 2010

5,580

Feb 2010

5,500

Mar 2010

5,537

Apr 2010

5,553

May 2010

5,520

Jun 2010

5,516

Jul 2010

5,508

Aug 2010

5,524

Sep 2010

5,501

Oct 2010

5,508

Nov 2010

5,506

Dec 2010

5,467

Jan 2011

5,427

Feb 2011

5,451

Mar 2011

5,477

Apr 2011

5,485

May 2011

5,516

Jun 2011

5,528

Jul 2011

5,547

Aug 2011

5,552

Sep 2011

5,584

Oct 2011

5,588

Nov 2011

5,593

Dec 2011

5,611

Jan 2012

5,626

Feb 2012

5,629

Mar 2012

5,625

Apr 2012

5,618

May 2012

5,604

Jun 2012

5,621

Jul 2012

5,632

Aug 2012

5,648

Sep 2012

5,661

Oct 2012

5,674

Nov 2012

5,684

Dec 2012

5,724

Jan 2013

5,746

Feb 2013

5,784

Mar 2013

5,802

Apr 2013

5,796

May 2013

5,829

Jun 2013

5,855

Jul 2013

5,859

Aug 2013

5,878

Sep 2013

5,910

Oct 2013

5,931

Nov 2013

5,963

Dec 2013

5,932

Jan 2014

5,985

Feb 2014

6,007

Mar 2014

6,038

Apr 2014

6,084

May 2014

6,109

Jun 2014

6,133

Jul 2014

6,178

Aug 2014

6,210

Sep 2014

6,242

Oct 2014

6,259

Nov 2014

6,272

Dec 2014

6,293

Jan 2015

6,320

Feb 2015

6,361

Mar 2015

6,334

Apr 2015

6,392

May 2015

6,427

Jun 2015

6,441

Jul 2015

6,472

Aug 2015

6,490

Sep 2015

6,508

Oct 2015

6,547

Nov 2015

6,598

Dec 2015

6,630

Jan 2016

6,620

Feb 2016

6,650

Mar 2016

6,680

Apr 2016

6,701

May 2016

6,691

Jun 2016

6,702

Jul 2016

6,736

Aug 2016

6,737

Sep 2016

6,768

Oct 2016

6,798

Nov 2016

6,819

Dec 2016

6,821

Jan 2017

6,847

Feb 2017

6,889

Mar 2017

6,909

Apr 2017

6,916

May 2017

6,928

Jun 2017

6,955

Jul 2017

6,960

Aug 2017

6,990

Sep 2017

7,004

Oct 2017

7,027

Nov 2017

7,066

Dec 2017

7,093

Jan 2018

7,114

Feb 2018

7,200

Mar 2018

7,205

Apr 2018

7,223

May 2018

7,266

Jun 2018

7,282

Jul 2018

7,304

Aug 2018

7,335

Sep 2018

7,355

Oct 2018

7,378

Nov 2018

7,376

Dec 2018

7,402

Jan 2019

7,452

Feb 2019

7,423

Mar 2019

7,443

Apr 2019

7,469

May 2019

7,478

Jun 2019

7,497

Jul 2019

7,504

Aug 2019

7,508

Sep 2019

7,524

Oct 2019

7,541

Nov 2019

7,539

Dec 2019

7,555

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.