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Construction Laborers

Construction Laborers - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

  • Office and industrial building construction companies
  • Home building construction companies
  • Concrete and brick work companies
  • Highway and street construction companies

Outlook

Construction activities are expected to increase and general construction workers will be needed to help on a wide variety of projects. Repairing and replacing the nation’s roads, bridges, and water lines, will result in steady demand for workers. Demand for workers will also be driven by the construction of schools, office buildings, factories, and powerplants.

General construction workers sometimes have periods of unemployment. This is due to the short-term nature of many jobs and the cyclical nature of the industry. During economic slowdowns, the number of job openings for these workers declines.

General Construction Workers (CIS 100333)

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Illinois
39,508
Very large
&
10.4%
8.2%
>>>>
4,444
Very High
  Champaign Area
885
Very large
&
5.9%
5.2%
>>>>
94
High
  Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area
968
Very large
&
5.3%
2.9%
>>>>
101
High
  Cook County
12,889
Very large
&
13.3%
9.2%
>>>>
1,505
Very High
  Decatur Area
574
Very large
&
11.3%
3.8%
>>>>
65
High
  DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area
2,887
Very large
&
11.6%
10.3%
>>>>
329
Very High
  Du Page County
4,493
Very large
&
6.1%
8.8%
>>>>
478
Very High
  Edwardsville Area
1,312
Very large
&
9.0%
12.4%
>>>>
145
Very High
  Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area
437
Very large
&
-2.5%
-0.2%
>>>>
41
Moderate
  Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area
759
Very large
&
6.5%
6.0%
>>>>
81
High
  Lake County
2,246
Very large
&
17.6%
11.7%
>>>>
277
High
  McHenry County
1,461
Very large
&
13.1%
7.6%
>>>>
170
Very High
  Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area
601
Very large
&
5.8%
4.4%
>>>>
64
Moderate
  Northwest Illinois Area
1,099
Very large
&
8.5%
4.3%
>>>>
120
High
  Peoria-Bloomington Area
1,844
Very large
&
7.9%
4.5%
>>>>
200
High
  Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area
606
Very large
&
5.4%
3.5%
>>>>
63
High
  Rock Island-Moline Area
768
Very large
&
11.8%
5.6%
>>>>
88
High
  Rockford Area
1,142
Very large
&
7.5%
6.6%
>>>>
124
High
  Shawnee National Forest Area
309
Large
&
-3.6%
1.1%
>>>>
28
Moderate
  Springfield Area
845
Very large
&
6.5%
4.6%
>>>>
91
High
  St Louis-Belleville Area
1,239
Very large
&
3.6%
0.9%
>>>>
126
High
  Vermilion County
128
Large
&
-11.7%
-0.5%
>>>>
10
Few
  Will County
2,614
Very large
&
10.6%
14.9%
>>>>
295
Very High
United States
1,418,600
Very large
&
4.4%
2.8%
>>>>
129,400
Very High
Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.