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Industries at a Glance
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Construction of Buildings: NAICS 236
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About the Construction of Buildings subsector
The construction of buildings subsector is part of the construction sector.
The Construction of Buildings subsector comprises establishments primarily responsible for the construction of buildings. The work performed may include new work, additions, alterations, or maintenance and repairs. The on-site assembly of precut, panelized, and prefabricated buildings and construction of temporary buildings are included in this subsector. Part or all of the production work for which the establishments in this subsector have responsibility may be subcontracted to other construction establishments—usually specialty trade contractors.
North American Industry Classification System
The construction of buildings subsector consists of these industry groups:
- Residential Building Construction: NAICS 2361
- Nonresidential Building Construction: NAICS 2362
Workforce Statistics
This section provides information relating to employment in construction of buildings. These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.
Employment
| Data series | Back data |
Jun. 2024 |
Jul. 2024 |
Aug. 2024 |
Sep. 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Employment (in thousands) |
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Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted) |
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1,876.5 | 1,876.2 | (p)1,880.3 | (p)1,879.4 |
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1,186.9 | 1,194.5 | (p)1,194.2 | ||
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Footnotes |
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(Source: Current Employment Statistics)
Employment by Occupation
| Data series | Employment, 2023 |
|---|---|
| 337,250 | |
| 246,370 | |
| 139,600 | |
| 34,220 | |
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers |
182,020 |
(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics)
Projections
For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for construction of buildings.
(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)
Earnings and Hours
This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours. The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in construction of buildings.
Earnings and Hours of All Employees
| Data series | Back data |
May 2024 |
Jun. 2024 |
Jul. 2024 |
Aug. 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
$41.23 | $41.02 | $41.25 | (p)$41.16 | |
|
|
37.9 | 38.1 | 37.4 | (p)38.0 | |
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Footnotes |
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(Source: Current Employment Statistics)
Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees
| Data series | Back data |
May 2024 |
Jun. 2024 |
Jul. 2024 |
Aug. 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
$35.50 | $35.26 | $35.79 | (p)$36.07 | |
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38.1 | 38.4 | 37.9 | (p)38.7 | |
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Footnotes |
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(Source: Current Employment Statistics)
Earnings by Occupation
| Data series | Wages, 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly | Annual | |||
| Median | Mean | Median | Mean | |
| 27.81 | 29.70 | 57,850 | 61,770 | |
| 22.29 | 23.75 | 46,370 | 49,400 | |
| 49.56 | 54.80 | 103,070 | 113,980 | |
| 37.46 | 40.53 | 77,910 | 84,300 | |
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers |
36.81 | 38.39 | 76,560 | 79,850 |
(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics)
Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses
This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in construction of buildings. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.
| Data series | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fatalities |
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| 201 | 192 | 193 | 234 | |
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Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. |
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| Data series | 2022 |
|---|---|
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers |
|
| 2.1 | |
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer |
1.2 |
| 0.8 | |
| 0.3 | |
|
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. |
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(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)
Workplace Trends
This section presents data on the number of establishments in construction of buildings.
Establishments
| Data series | Back data |
2nd quarter 2023 |
3rd quarter 2023 |
4th quarter 2023 |
1st quarter 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of establishments |
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288,149 | 290,815 | 291,788 | (p)293,773 | |
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|
117 | 116 | 116 | (p)118 | |
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3 | 2 | 30 | (p)30 | |
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(p)1 | ||||
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Footnotes |
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(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)
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Data extracted on: October 31, 2024