Australia - Construction Employment

Since 2015, Australia Construction Employment jumped by 2.6% year on year. In 2020, the country was number 16 comparing other countries in Construction Employment with 1,172.17 Thousand Persons. Australia is overtaken by Spain, which was ranked number 15 with 1,277.9 Thousand Persons and is followed by Chile at 771.56 Thousand Persons. United States topped the ranking with 10,786.42 Thousand Persons in 2020, a fall of 5.2% versus 2019. Japan, Russia and Mexico respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Ireland recorded the best 5 years average growth at +9.4% per year, while Turkey witnessed the worst performance at -4.1% per year.

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Date Thousand Units (Persons)
2020 1,172.17
2019 1,170.99
2018 1,176.97
2017 1,137.19
2016 1,059.98
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How does Australia rank in Construction Employment?

# 39 Countries Thousand Units (Persons) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United States
10,786.42 2020 -5.2 % +1.7 % View data
2 #2
Japan
4,986.67 2019 -0.9 % -0.3 % View data
15 #15
Spain
1,277.90 2019 +4.6 % +5.2 % View data
16 #16
Australia
1,172.17 2020 +0.1 % +2.6 % View data
17 #17
Chile
771.56 2019 +3.6 % +2.5 % View data
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