Chart 26. Employment in selected construction component industries and spending in residential and nonresidential construction, seasonally adjusted, January 2010–December 2020
Date Employment (thousands) Spending (billions of dollars)
Residential building Nonresidential building Heavy and civil engineering construction Residential specialty trade contractors Nonresidential specialty trade contractors Total residential construction spending Total nonresidential construction spending

Jan 2010

583.1 657.0 815.4 1,500.5 2,024.1 $263.7 $558.4

Feb 2010

578.3 646.7 803.3 1,489.1 1,983.0 263.6 551.2

Mar 2010

580.3 656.2 815.4 1,477.1 2,008.3 263.2 558.6

Apr 2010

579.8 665.2 824.5 1,479.9 2,003.6 264.6 565.1

May 2010

578.1 662.3 818.3 1,471.6 1,990.0 263.0 560.4

Jun 2010

577.2 660.0 824.7 1,469.3 1,984.7 261.2 560.7

Jul 2010

570.2 660.1 825.8 1,461.1 1,990.4 255.0 544.7

Aug 2010

568.7 656.6 834.7 1,452.6 2,011.3 249.4 552.7

Sep 2010

568.0 655.8 834.4 1,447.9 1,995.1 249.0 558.7

Oct 2010

563.3 653.5 835.9 1,442.0 2,013.0 248.0 553.4

Nov 2010

560.8 655.5 844.8 1,438.1 2,006.6 248.8 555.3

Dec 2010

559.7 653.2 824.3 1,430.4 1,999.6 248.9 540.5

Jan 2011

556.9 647.6 817.7 1,425.5 1,979.3 251.0 509.0

Feb 2011

559.0 641.8 819.6 1,427.5 2,002.7 249.8 508.6

Mar 2011

562.4 649.3 825.0 1,432.4 2,007.8 251.2 518.0

Apr 2011

563.5 651.6 827.4 1,433.3 2,009.1 253.9 515.5

May 2011

560.1 651.0 837.5 1,459.6 2,008.0 254.6 520.6

Jun 2011

567.5 654.0 837.8 1,451.6 2,016.7 256.3 538.6

Jul 2011

565.1 657.2 835.9 1,455.9 2,033.0 257.7 534.6

Aug 2011

564.4 661.9 834.2 1,455.0 2,036.6 260.0 552.0

Sep 2011

565.6 670.1 840.1 1,456.5 2,051.5 258.3 555.4

Oct 2011

571.7 665.3 847.3 1,463.5 2,039.8 260.3 548.1

Nov 2011

571.9 660.6 853.7 1,463.4 2,043.4 254.4 557.6

Dec 2011

575.0 656.3 859.0 1,464.5 2,056.3 255.1 566.3

Jan 2012

575.2 659.6 861.2 1,462.6 2,067.4 259.2 571.4

Feb 2012

576.8 658.7 861.1 1,462.6 2,069.5 254.1 570.2

Mar 2012

573.0 658.0 866.1 1,466.6 2,061.0 258.7 570.6

Apr 2012

572.0 658.3 863.6 1,469.8 2,054.1 265.0 576.7

May 2012

574.0 659.3 858.0 1,464.0 2,048.5 269.8 581.1

Jun 2012

576.2 657.0 860.9 1,468.1 2,058.9 275.7 582.3

Jul 2012

583.4 655.4 869.9 1,468.3 2,054.8 279.7 579.2

Aug 2012

584.8 656.6 875.4 1,476.1 2,054.7 285.5 577.3

Sep 2012

586.5 658.0 875.5 1,482.6 2,058.2 292.1 574.5

Oct 2012

582.7 661.9 875.5 1,489.1 2,064.4 300.2 575.2

Nov 2012

590.9 662.8 873.7 1,491.6 2,065.4 302.8 569.2

Dec 2012

594.7 668.4 876.8 1,501.9 2,082.1 305.1 566.7

Jan 2013

595.6 667.9 885.1 1,509.5 2,087.8 309.9 552.8

Feb 2013

597.9 671.7 889.3 1,523.7 2,101.1 314.6 559.0

Mar 2013

601.9 672.8 881.2 1,534.2 2,112.2 318.7 545.8

Apr 2013

607.6 669.5 867.2 1,540.8 2,110.5 322.8 557.0

May 2013

610.4 671.6 881.2 1,550.6 2,115.2 327.9 560.8

Jun 2013

610.8 671.7 886.3 1,563.4 2,123.0 330.6 568.7

Jul 2013

610.6 674.4 884.3 1,573.9 2,115.5 334.3 583.5

Aug 2013

613.8 670.7 889.2 1,582.7 2,121.9 341.5 587.5

Sep 2013

615.1 679.6 893.4 1,590.3 2,131.4 345.3 592.8

Oct 2013

621.2 681.4 891.6 1,595.4 2,141.8 351.7 599.5

Nov 2013

625.8 686.0 894.1 1,607.7 2,149.8 359.0 605.1

Dec 2013

628.6 685.3 875.9 1,607.4 2,134.7 366.1 613.1

Jan 2014

632.4 689.6 894.5 1,615.4 2,153.5 372.5 613.7

Feb 2014

641.6 688.1 896.6 1,616.4 2,164.5 369.3 619.4

Mar 2014

642.4 688.4 902.2 1,629.8 2,175.1 375.3 617.4

Apr 2014

650.5 692.3 905.2 1,643.5 2,192.7 380.0 625.9

May 2014

650.0 694.7 909.5 1,654.8 2,199.9 382.4 625.8

Jun 2014

657.1 695.7 910.6 1,665.5 2,204.5 376.9 630.5

Jul 2014

665.1 700.9 912.7 1,677.2 2,222.1 376.7 636.2

Aug 2014

669.8 705.3 914.1 1,689.4 2,230.9 378.2 637.1

Sep 2014

677.3 707.8 918.9 1,699.8 2,238.2 386.7 633.2

Oct 2014

674.1 709.8 919.6 1,715.6 2,240.1 391.1 654.5

Nov 2014

676.7 710.8 922.5 1,714.9 2,247.5 397.6 647.7

Dec 2014

672.6 716.5 930.0 1,718.8 2,254.8 407.8 649.2

Jan 2015

680.1 718.9 930.4 1,721.7 2,269.1 412.8 657.0

Feb 2015

680.4 726.0 934.8 1,734.6 2,285.0 418.9 664.0

Mar 2015

682.1 724.5 920.8 1,724.5 2,281.9 420.0 676.9

Apr 2015

684.7 719.8 932.8 1,752.9 2,301.4 423.4 700.7

May 2015

690.0 725.5 932.0 1,765.1 2,314.8 431.9 714.7

Jun 2015

688.5 730.2 933.4 1,769.8 2,319.0 438.2 727.1

Jul 2015

697.7 729.6 935.8 1,780.4 2,328.3 444.1 716.1

Aug 2015

698.2 730.8 938.8 1,782.8 2,339.4 445.0 726.2

Sep 2015

699.8 733.3 937.3 1,789.5 2,347.7 452.9 714.7

Oct 2015

702.6 736.9 941.8 1,796.6 2,369.0 455.3 703.4

Nov 2015

708.9 743.5 947.6 1,815.0 2,383.1 454.1 702.2

Dec 2015

712.9 746.2 954.1 1,824.6 2,392.2 460.8 703.1

Jan 2016

714.2 750.5 948.9 1,826.9 2,390.3 464.7 713.1

Feb 2016

717.0 756.3 948.4 1,836.9 2,381.4 465.6 717.2

Mar 2016

720.5 761.5 954.9 1,844.8 2,396.7 478.8 727.0

Apr 2016

726.2 763.3 956.8 1,852.2 2,403.3 475.6 725.7

May 2016

726.8 760.4 946.9 1,848.0 2,406.5 475.0 730.0

Jun 2016

727.4 761.7 946.3 1,854.4 2,411.6 478.7 748.0

Jul 2016

728.1 769.4 949.9 1,862.8 2,424.6 481.8 743.0

Aug 2016

734.3 761.4 941.4 1,871.6 2,427.7 485.1 741.4

Sep 2016

744.9 757.4 950.5 1,882.6 2,432.7 486.8 747.6

Oct 2016

743.8 766.2 963.1 1,888.8 2,436.7 505.2 743.8

Nov 2016

744.0 767.2 965.2 1,902.5 2,444.0 511.1 759.6

Dec 2016

741.9 771.8 953.3 1,909.0 2,442.2 521.5 757.7

Jan 2017

744.8 775.2 958.3 1,912.6 2,448.0 520.2 742.0

Feb 2017

748.2 777.4 977.0 1,926.5 2,456.7 543.5 744.6

Mar 2017

746.3 781.2 986.8 1,922.2 2,470.2 537.4 744.4

Apr 2017

745.2 783.6 993.4 1,927.2 2,467.9 541.3 734.0

May 2017

746.5 790.8 999.4 1,931.1 2,458.1 541.3 743.7

Jun 2017

747.5 792.2 1,002.6 1,939.3 2,472.5 540.0 734.9

Jul 2017

751.8 790.6 1,002.8 1,938.2 2,474.6 546.3 729.7

Aug 2017

753.0 794.7 1,008.4 1,952.2 2,480.5 545.7 721.8

Sep 2017

751.7 798.7 1,008.2 1,956.3 2,488.4 548.1 725.5

Oct 2017

760.1 799.2 1,005.0 1,963.0 2,501.5 546.0 731.7

Nov 2017

763.7 804.5 1,005.9 1,977.5 2,520.8 566.9 733.1

Dec 2017

774.5 803.8 1,007.6 1,988.6 2,529.4 575.3 738.4

Jan 2018

776.4 801.8 1,010.0 1,980.6 2,538.4 582.0 766.6

Feb 2018

785.0 812.2 1,027.9 2,011.4 2,557.9 592.5 781.3

Mar 2018

787.7 816.8 1,034.3 2,008.8 2,554.9 583.6 774.8

Apr 2018

793.4 822.5 1,036.6 2,012.0 2,559.6 582.4 780.4

May 2018

797.9 822.3 1,048.4 2,022.5 2,572.1 581.6 780.6

Jun 2018

801.3 825.4 1,054.9 2,025.0 2,572.2 570.9 770.2

Jul 2018

802.7 830.9 1,059.1 2,026.8 2,583.0 562.9 770.9

Aug 2018

802.5 835.1 1,061.9 2,041.5 2,591.1 553.7 779.0

Sep 2018

801.7 837.8 1,065.7 2,048.6 2,601.1 553.6 762.8

Oct 2018

804.1 837.8 1,068.9 2,059.9 2,608.7 542.2 759.6

Nov 2018

808.3 839.0 1,067.4 2,063.1 2,608.0 539.9 747.9

Dec 2018

814.0 838.3 1,074.2 2,064.1 2,625.2 528.1 761.5

Jan 2019

815.8 838.1 1,077.9 2,070.7 2,643.3 534.1 780.5

Feb 2019

814.4 837.8 1,064.3 2,067.5 2,631.4 529.6 794.6

Mar 2019

817.1 837.5 1,071.1 2,073.6 2,639.4 531.4 806.1

Apr 2019

812.0 837.6 1,082.3 2,079.4 2,659.2 537.1 818.9

May 2019

812.6 839.0 1,076.0 2,087.1 2,663.5 538.1 814.8

Jun 2019

817.5 841.4 1,078.1 2,088.9 2,673.5 544.4 809.6

Jul 2019

817.7 841.7 1,076.6 2,094.7 2,672.6 550.1 815.9

Aug 2019

824.3 842.4 1,080.3 2,089.1 2,670.2 559.2 819.8

Sep 2019

823.0 841.2 1,086.5 2,098.8 2,674.3 562.8 830.5

Oct 2019

828.6 843.2 1,092.6 2,104.2 2,675.7 563.9 823.0

Nov 2019

829.9 843.3 1,095.9 2,104.6 2,672.0 574.1 831.4

Dec 2019

829.4 849.2 1,097.8 2,107.0 2,673.7 579.9 830.4

Jan 2020

829.8 852.3 1,112.2 2,127.0 2,693.2 596.7 841.0

Feb 2020

839.8 854.8 1,110.8 2,141.4 2,701.2 600.6 840.6

Mar 2020

832.7 843.6 1,097.4 2,109.7 2,673.8 596.0 840.8

Apr 2020

709.2 747.0 1,002.5 1,803.1 2,273.4 569.9 818.0

May 2020

776.6 782.9 1,037.9 1,968.1 2,438.7 547.8 821.6

Jun 2020

800.5 793.7 1,027.4 2,037.9 2,511.7 562.6 821.0

Jul 2020

814.2 785.7 1,029.0 2,053.8 2,514.3 584.4 814.5

Aug 2020

819.7 794.2 1,021.5 2,086.1 2,501.4 624.4 802.5

Sep 2020

826.1 800.2 1,017.8 2,098.4 2,513.0 630.0 794.0

Oct 2020

832.7 812.8 1,029.8 2,114.5 2,538.9 659.4 799.6

Nov 2020

836.7 814.5 1,036.2 2,132.2 2,533.4 679.7 799.9

Dec 2020

847.7 810.5 1,051.0 2,140.3 2,550.4 713.2 797.2

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey; and U.S. Census Bureau.