United Kingdom - Construction Employment

Since 2014, United Kingdom Construction Employment was up 1.1% year on year. With 2,355.95 Thousand Persons in 2019, the country was number 6 comparing other countries in Construction Employment. United Kingdom is overtaken by Germany, which was number 5 with 2,859.88 Thousand Persons and is followed by South Korea with 2,016 Thousand Persons. United States topped the ranking with 10,786.42 Thousand Persons in 2020, -5.2% versus 2019. Japan, Russia and Mexico respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Ireland witnessed the best average annual 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 2,355.95
2018 2,349.18
2017 2,336.60
2016 2,295.95
2015 2,234.80
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How does United Kingdom 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
5 #5
Germany
2,859.88 2019 +1.4 % +0.9 % View data
6 #6
United Kingdom
2,355.95 2019 +0.3 % +1.1 % View data
7 #7
South Korea
2,016.00 2020 -0.2 % +1.7 % View data
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