New Zealand - Construction Employment

Since 2014, New Zealand Construction Employment grew 4.6% year on year. In 2019, the country was number 26 among other countries in Construction Employment at 250.15 Thousand Persons. New Zealand is overtaken by Switzerland, which was ranked number 25 with 301.9 Thousand Persons and is followed by Slovakia at 235.9 Thousand Persons. United States lead the ranking with 10,786.42 Thousand Persons in 2020, that is a decrease 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 recorded the worst performance at -4.1% per year.

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Date Thousand Units (Persons)
2019 250.15
2018 248.38
2017 249.80
2016 232.05
2015 224.78
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How does New Zealand 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
25 #25
Switzerland
301.90 2019 -3.1 % +0.6 % View data
26 #26
New Zealand
250.15 2019 +0.7 % +4.5 % View data
27 #27
Slovakia
235.90 2019 -1.9 % +1.1 % View data
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