Number of Employees in Construction

This key economic indicator for the Construction sector has been recently updated.

  1. In 2019, Number of Employees in Construction in the US decreased by 0.2% compared to a year earlier.
  2. Since 2014 United States Number of Employees in Construction was up 3.4% year on year close to 7,407 Thousand Persons.
  3. In 2019 South Korea was ranked number 4 in Number of Employees in Construction.
  4. In 2019 Czech Republic was number 13 in Number of Employees in Construction at 262.1 Thousand Persons, jumping from 14 in 2018.

Top Countries in Number of Employees in Construction

Thousand Units (Persons) - 1970 to 2019

# 25 Countries Thousand Units (Persons) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United States
7,407.00 2019 -0.2 % +3.4 % View data
2 #2
Japan
3,922.00 2019 -1.6 % -0.4 % View data
3 #3
Germany
2,025.00 2019 -0.7 % +1.1 % View data
4 #4
South Korea
1,601.10 2019 -0.2 % +2.9 % View data
5 #5
France
1,426.00 2019 -0.8 % -0.7 % View data
6 #6
United Kingdom
1,335.49 2019 -0.7 % +2.9 % View data
7 #7
Spain
947.80 2019 -7.6 % +3.1 % View data
8 #8
Italy
920.90 2019 -2.1 % +0.1 % View data
9 #9
Poland
887.10 2019 +0.2 % +0.4 % View data
10 #10
Netherlands
299.00 2019 -3.2 % +0.1 % View data
11 #11
Hungary
294.61 2019 -1.2 % +4.6 % View data
12 #12
Austria
274.05 2019 -0.2 % +1.2 % View data
13 #13
Czech Republic
262.10 2019 -2.1 % -0.8 % View data
14 #14
Portugal
252.76 2019 -5.7 % +1.1 % View data
15 #15
Norway
221.50 2019 +1.4 % +3.3 % View data
16 #16
Belgium
207.40 2019 -0.2 % -0.2 % View data
17 #17
Finland
180.10 2019 -0.3 % +3.2 % View data
18 #18
Denmark
169.89 2019 -0.8 % +2.7 % View data
19 #19
New Zealand
167.40 2019 +2.0 % +2.6 % View data
20 #20
Slovakia
97.61 2019 -1.4 % +1.6 % View data
21 #21
Lithuania
83.80 2019 -2.0 % -0.8 % View data
22 #22
Latvia
57.29 2019 -4.8 % +0.1 % View data
23 #23
Slovenia
53.30 2019 -3.3 % +1.3 % View data
24 #24
Luxembourg
45.44 2019 +1.0 % +2.5 % View data
25 #25
Estonia
38.50 2019 -2.3 % -1.4 % View data

Source: OECD

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