Year,"Annual average employment (thousands, NSA)",Change from prior year (thousands),Change from prior year (%),All construction (thousands),Plumbing and HVAC share of construction (%),Total nonfarm (thousands),Share of total nonfarm (%)
1990,580.7,,,5263.0,11.0,109527.0,0.53
1991,543.2,-37.5,-6.5,4780.0,11.4,108425.0,0.5
1992,537.2,-6.0,-1.1,4608.0,11.7,108799.0,0.49
1993,561.3,24.1,4.5,4779.0,11.7,110931.0,0.51
1994,604.1,42.8,7.6,5095.0,11.9,114393.0,0.53
1995,634.5,30.4,5.0,5274.0,12.0,117401.0,0.54
1996,672.9,38.4,6.1,5536.0,12.2,119828.0,0.56
1997,704.7,31.8,4.7,5813.0,12.1,122941.0,0.57
1998,738.7,34.0,4.8,6149.0,12.0,126146.0,0.59
1999,788.0,49.3,6.7,6545.0,12.0,129228.0,0.61
2000,823.9,35.9,4.6,6787.0,12.1,132011.0,0.62
2001,834.7,10.8,1.3,6826.0,12.2,132073.0,0.63
2002,836.0,1.3,0.2,6716.0,12.4,130634.0,0.64
2003,854.8,18.8,2.2,6735.0,12.7,130331.0,0.66
2004,899.1,44.3,5.2,6976.0,12.9,131769.0,0.68
2005,936.1,37.0,4.1,7336.0,12.8,134033.0,0.7
2006,987.4,51.3,5.5,7691.0,12.8,136436.0,0.72
2007,1003.3,15.9,1.6,7630.0,13.1,137981.0,0.73
2008,982.0,-21.3,-2.1,7162.0,13.7,137223.0,0.72
2009,847.0,-135.0,-13.7,6016.0,14.1,131296.0,0.65
2010,798.4,-48.6,-5.7,5518.0,14.5,130345.0,0.61
2011,815.1,16.7,2.1,5533.0,14.7,131914.0,0.62
2012,825.6,10.5,1.3,5646.0,14.6,134157.0,0.62
2013,860.8,35.2,4.3,5856.0,14.7,136363.0,0.63
2014,911.8,51.0,5.9,6151.0,14.8,138940.0,0.66
2015,971.9,60.1,6.6,6461.0,15.0,141825.0,0.69
2016,1022.2,50.3,5.2,6728.0,15.2,144335.0,0.71
2017,1057.6,35.4,3.5,6969.0,15.2,146606.0,0.72
2018,1106.4,48.8,4.6,7288.0,15.2,148909.0,0.74
2019,1141.0,34.6,3.1,7493.0,15.2,150905.0,0.76
2020,1120.9,-20.1,-1.8,7257.0,15.4,142186.0,0.79
2021,1165.6,44.7,4.0,7436.0,15.7,146285.0,0.8
2022,1214.7,49.1,4.2,7763.0,15.6,152520.0,0.8
2023,1257.5,42.8,3.5,8009.0,15.7,155868.0,0.81
2024,1296.8,39.3,3.1,8205.0,15.8,157693.0,0.82
2025,1317.3,20.5,1.6,8267.0,15.9,158457.0,0.83