Data Bulletin: Labor Force Characteristics in Construction and All Industries, 2011-2022

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• Personal Author:
  Harris, William ; Yohannes, Thomas ; Brooks, Raina D. ; Trueblood, Amber B.
• Description:
  This issue examines the labor force in construction compared to all industries, as well as demographics of workers by employment status. Labor force estimates, alongside measures of employment and unemployment, provide key economic indicators of labor market performance. A better understanding of persons currently in the labor force, as well as those not in the labor force, can be used for recruitment and retainment efforts in construction and can help guide health and safety interventions. This Data Bulletin provides information on the labor force composition for those in construction and all industries from 2011 to 2022. It also examines demographics of workers by employment status (e.g., employed, unemployed, and not in the labor force). All estimates were obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Current Population Survey (CPS) downloaded through IPUMS. The basic monthly sample was used for all charts. The Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) was examined for information on those workers not in the labor force who wanted a job. Percentages shown may not sum to 100% due to rounding. The labor force structure was first examined for construction and all industries in 2022 (chart 1; see page 2). From 2015 to 2022, the civilian labor force in construction increased 15.8%, from 10.6 million (M) to 12.3M (data not shown). For all industries during the same period, the civilian labor force increased 4.6% (157.1M to 164.3M), while those not in the labor force increased 6.4% (93.7M to 99.7M). Of the limited number of people not in the labor force who reported an industry in 2022, 108.7K were usually employed in construction. In 2022, construction workers accounted for 7.5% of the civilian labor force. A majority of those in construction were employed (95.5%; n=11.8M), with 4.5% (n=549.6 thousand (K)) unemployed. In comparison, 96.4% (n=158.3M) of all workers in 2022 were employed and 3.6% (n=6.0M) were unemployed. A slightly higher unemployment rate in construction is consistent with both recent and historical findings. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Construction
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Construction industry
  • Economics
  • Employment status
  • Unemployment
  • Demographic characteristics
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Data Bulletin
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20071791
• Citation:
  CPWR Data Bulletin. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2023 Sep; :1-6
• Contact Point Address:
  Data Center, CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Email:
  datacenter@cpwr.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  2009/09/01
• End Date:
  2024/08/31
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/260015/cdc_260015_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.46 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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