Workforce Fact Sheet

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NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM

401 F STREET NW

WASHINGTON, DC 20001 TEL. 202.272.2448 FAX 202.272.2564

WORKFORCE FACT SHEET •

Jobs requiring science, engineering or technical training will increase 24% between 2004 and 2014 to 6.3 million. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics



Construction is one of the Nation’s largest industries, with 7 million wage and salary jobs and 1.9 million self-employed and unpaid family workers in 2004. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics



There are 240,000 jobs available each year in construction. National Center for Construction Education and Research



There will be more than 1 million new jobs available in the construction industry by 2012. National Center for Construction Education and Research



The number of wage and salary jobs in the construction industry is expected to grow about 11 percent through the year 2014. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics



Employment in heavy and civil engineering construction is projected to increase due to growth in new highway, bridge, and street construction. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics