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Construction statistics 2026

Public work was 25.1% of US building value in June 2026. We got that by dividing Census numbers: $544.1 billion / $2,166.5 billion.

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Worked line

Public work / all work = 25.1%.

$544.1 billion / $2,166.5 billion = 25.1%

The share you can quote

Census posted two June 2026 totals. Public work was $544.1 billion. All work was $2,166.5 billion. $544.1 / $2,166.5 = 25.1%. Private work was the other 74.9% ($1,622.5 billion).

These dollars are a yearly rate. They ask: if June held for a year, what would spending be? They are not cash spent in June alone.

Construction spending, 2021 to 2026

June 2026 was 3.2% below June 2025. The June rate rose fast from 2021 to 2024, then flattened, then fell.

Public share of the June yearly rate. We divide public by total. Census C30.
Period Value Year over year
2021-06 21.7% n/a
2022-06 19.7% -8.9%
2023-06 22.1% +11.8%
2024-06 22.3% +0.9%
2025-06 23.9% +7.4%
2026-06 25.1% +5.0%

Public work was 21.7% of the June 2021 rate. It was 25.1% in June 2026. Private work was $1,622.5 billion. Public work was $544.1 billion.

Spending in the first six months of 2026 was $1,046.9 billion. That was 3.5% below the same stretch in 2025, Census says.

Roads were $150.9 billion of the June 2026 public total. Schools were $113.1 billion, Census says.

Housing starts

Builders started fewer homes each year from 2021 to 2025. The 2025 average was 1,355.8 thousand units. That is 15.4% below 2021. The July 2026 yearly rate was 1,239 thousand units, 13.5% below July 2025, Census says. Permits were 1,443 thousand in July 2026, 3.1% above July 2025.

New private homes started. Yearly average of monthly rates. Thousands of units. Census and HUD via FRED HOUST.
Period Value Year over year
2021 1603.3 n/a
2022 1550.2 -3.3%
2023 1420.9 -8.3%
2024 1370.0 -3.6%
2025 1355.8 -1.0%

Jobs

Private building jobs averaged 8,245,605 in 2025, BLS says in its yearly jobs file (QCEW). That is up from 7,203,279 in 2020.

Private construction jobs, NAICS 23. Yearly average. BLS QCEW.
Period Value Year over year
2020 7,203,279 n/a
2021 7,419,907 +3.0%
2022 7,714,898 +4.0%
2023 7,950,260 +3.1%
2024 8,135,442 +2.3%
2025 8,245,605 +1.4%
  • A later monthly jobs file (CES) put July 2026 at 8,343,000. That survey is not the same as QCEW. The July count is still first-pass.
  • The jobless rate in building work was 3.7% in July 2026, BLS says. It was 3.4% in July 2025.
  • Output prices for building work rose 5.2% from July 2025 to July 2026, BLS says.
  • Building work had 1,064 work deaths in 2024, BLS says. That was 3.2% below 2023 (1,099).
  • The non-death injury rate in building work was 2.2 cases per 100 full-time workers in 2024, BLS says.

Common questions

What share of US building value was public work in June 2026?

Public work was 25.1%. Census put public work at $544.1 billion and all work at $2,166.5 billion. $544.1 / $2,166.5 = 25.1%.

Where do the construction spending numbers come from?

Construction spending comes from Census C30. Housing starts come from Census and HUD. Jobs come from the BLS yearly jobs file. Highway money comes from the Federal Highway Administration.

How often do you update construction statistics?

We add the next June when Census posts it. Older years stay on this same URL. We review the section every January.

Previous years

The tables above keep 2021 through 2026 on this same URL. We will add the next June when Census posts it. Older years stay.

Sources

Each line names the source. These are not DocDiffAI customer counts. Census revises monthly files. You can download the Census rows we used. See also insurance statistics and legal industry statistics.

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