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Employee Handbook Construction Industry Statistics

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Employee Handbook Construction Industry Statistics
Samuel NorbergWritten by Samuel Norberg·Fact-checked by Maya Johansson
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01 Industry overview

The employee handbook construction industry at a glance

Employee-handbook adoption remains limited among building companies: only 40.3% reported providing a handbook in 2024, although adoption reached 65% among firms generating more than $10 million in annual revenue.

40.3%[64]
Builders with handbooks, 2024
$1.74B[65]
Handbook software market, 2026
13%[65]
Software market CAGR, 2026–2035
8.3M[2]
U.S. construction payroll jobs, 2025
Market size
The global employee handbook software market was estimated at approximately $1.74 billion in 2026. This market includes software used for handbook document management, compliance management, onboarding, and training rather than the broader construction industry itself.[65]
Forecast & CAGR
The employee handbook software market is projected to reach approximately $5.06 billion by 2035, implying a compound annual growth rate of about 13% from 2026 to 2035.[65]
Market share & regions
In the Association of Professional Builders' 2024 survey, handbook adoption was 45.5% among U.S. building companies compared with 22.4% in Canada. Adoption was therefore about twice as high in the United States as in Canada in that survey.[64]
Segmentation
Employee handbook software is segmented by deployment into cloud-based and on-premises products, and by application into small and medium-sized enterprises and large enterprises. The construction-specific survey also shows a strong company-size split: 65% of builders with more than $10 million in annual revenue reported having handbooks, versus 29.4% of firms below $3 million.[65][64]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Construction employers face continuing workforce-management pressure: U.S. construction payroll employment was approximately 8.3 million in 2025, while construction employment was broadly flat over the year. These conditions support demand for standardized onboarding, safety rules, and compliance documentation, but the 40.3% handbook adoption rate indicates that implementation remains incomplete, especially among smaller builders.[2][64]
Consumer behavior & competition
The principal buyers are construction employers, especially small and midsized builders that need consistent policies across office and field staff. In the 2024 builder survey, 68.1% of companies held weekly team meetings, while handbook adoption was 65% among firms above $10 million in revenue, indicating that demand is linked to broader formalization of HR processes.[64]
Regulation
U.S. construction handbooks commonly need to communicate workplace-safety obligations because OSHA states that construction employers must comply with the applicable standards in 29 CFR Part 1926. OSHA's construction training guidance also identifies training requirements that employers may incorporate into handbook and onboarding materials.[66]
Latest news
The latest available labor data show construction payroll employment at about 8.3 million in 2025, while the latest builder survey reported handbook adoption of 40.3% in 2024. Separately, a 2026 market estimate placed global employee handbook software revenue at $1.74 billion, with projected growth to $5.06 billion by 2035.[2][64][65]
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Fatal injury rate among U.S. specialty trade contractors

Fatal injury rate among U.S. specialty trade contractors fell from 10.6 rate per 100,000 FTEs in 2018 to 10.5 rate per 100,000 FTEs in 2023.

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03 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

AI in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 68% of construction leaders said AI would enhance the construction industry in 2025, down from 80% in 2024, globally.[1]
  • 44% of construction leaders agreed that AI would destabilize the construction industry in 2025, globally.[1]
  • 47% of construction leaders said identifying where AI could help was a major or moderate concern in 2025, globally.[1]

Automation in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 4.5% was the decline in U.S. construction labor productivity in 2025, while hours worked increased 0.2%.[2]
  • 5.2% of U.S. nonfarm payroll employment was attributable to construction in 2025.[2]
  • 12.5% of U.S. construction-sector employment was covered by BLS labor-productivity measures for four construction industries through 2025.[2]
  • 4.4% of U.S. GDP was attributable to construction in 2025.[2]

Digital Transformation in the professional and business services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 40.4% of EU enterprises in professional, scientific and technical activities used at least one AI technology in 2025.[3]
  • 51% of U.S. technology executives reported no increase in performance or profitability from digital-transformation investments during the previous two years.[4]
  • 55% of business-services CEOs identified keeping pace with technology and AI transformation as their greatest concern in PwC’s 2025 global CEO survey.[5]
  • 35.51% of EU professional, scientific and technical enterprises using AI applied it to business-administration or management processes in 2025.[3]

Technology Adoption in the professional and business services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 27.33% of EU professional, scientific and technical enterprises using AI applied it to production processes in 2025.[3]
  • 30.87% of EU professional, scientific and technical enterprises using AI applied it to accounting, controlling or finance management in 2025.[3]
  • 18.55% of EU professional, scientific and technical enterprises using AI applied it to ICT security in 2025.[3]
  • 22.32% of EU professional, scientific and technical enterprises using AI applied it to research and development or innovation activities in 2025.[3]

Cloud Computing in the professional and business services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 91.2% of Finnish professional, scientific and technical enterprises used cloud computing services in 2023.[6]
  • 77.7% of Dutch professional, scientific and technical enterprises used cloud computing services in 2023.[6]
  • 80.4% of Danish professional, scientific and technical enterprises used cloud computing services in 2023.[6]
  • 90.7% of Australian professional, scientific and technical enterprises used cloud computing services in 2022.[6]

Big Data in the professional and business services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 57.5% of Dutch professional, scientific and technical enterprises conducted big-data analysis in 2023.[6]
  • 47.5% of German professional, scientific and technical enterprises conducted big-data analysis in 2023.[6]
  • 46.8% of Swedish professional, scientific and technical enterprises conducted big-data analysis in 2023.[6]
  • 45.4% of Finnish professional, scientific and technical enterprises conducted big-data analysis in 2023.[6]

Blockchain in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 19% of large construction companies in Germany planned to use blockchain technology in 2024.[7]
  • One-third of large construction companies in Germany were discussing blockchain use in 2024.[7]
  • 5% of large construction companies in Germany were using blockchain technology in 2024.[7]

IoT in the professional and business services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 52.0% of South Korean professional, scientific and technical enterprises used Internet-of-Things technologies in 2022.[6]
  • 35.6% of Swedish professional, scientific and technical enterprises used Internet-of-Things technologies in 2021.[6]
  • 36.3% of Irish professional, scientific and technical enterprises used Internet-of-Things technologies in 2021.[6]
  • 42.6% of Austrian professional, scientific and technical enterprises used Internet-of-Things technologies in 2021.[6]

04 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Business intelligence in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 81.3% of U.S. builders generating more than $10 million annually produced monthly financial reports in 2026.[8]
  • 70% of surveyed U.S. mid-market and enterprise construction firms had artificial intelligence deployed to some degree in 2026.[9]
  • 50% of surveyed U.S. mid-market and enterprise construction firms believed their data was ready for advanced analytics or artificial intelligence in 2026.[9]
  • 79% of U.S. builders tracked financial-performance or profitability KPIs in 2026.[8]
  • 46.3% of U.S. builders generating less than $1 million annually produced monthly financial reports in 2026.[8]
  • 50% of surveyed U.S. mid-market and enterprise construction firms spent more than 10 hours per week on manual data entry in 2026.[9]

Data analytics in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 24% of construction businesses cited access to skilled staff as a data-capability barrier in 2023.[10]
  • 47% of Asia-Pacific construction businesses used data analytics in 2024.[11]
  • 80% of construction businesses were classified as beginner or emerging in data capabilities in Deloitte's 2023 assessment.[10]
  • 21% of construction businesses cited data quality as a data-capability barrier in 2023.[10]
  • 20% of construction businesses cited data security as a data-capability barrier in 2023.[10]
  • 25% of construction businesses had no data-analytics roles and had not outsourced those capabilities in 2023.[10]

Data Quality in the professional and business services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 87% of enterprise data leaders said traditional rules-based approaches to data quality did not scale to current needs in 2024.[12]
  • 95% of enterprise companies with at least $1 billion in revenue had experienced a data-quality issue directly affecting business outcomes in 2024.[12]
  • 23% of supply management firms spent at least 21% of their time cleaning data in 2024.[13]
  • 67% of supply management organizations said their data quality was better or significantly better than two years earlier in 2024.[13]
  • 49% of supply management organizations reported that their data quality was good or excellent in 2024, based on a survey of more than 121 respondents.[13]
  • 50% of organizations identified data-quality issues as the biggest challenge affecting their data-integration projects in 2024.[14]

Data Governance in the professional and business services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 61% of organizations had a dedicated data-governance function in 2024, according to a survey of more than 121 supply management professionals.[13]
  • 81% of supply management organizations found their data-governance program useful in 2024.[13]
  • 18.3% of organizations used a data-governance or catalog solution as part of their governance program in 2024.[15]
  • 32% of organizations in the 2024 governance study had a formal governance organization in place, while 68% had none.[15]
  • 71% of global organizations reported having a data-governance program in 2024, up from 60% in 2023.[14]
  • 33% of North American organizations had a formal data-governance organization in place in 2024.[15]

KPIs in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 1 percentage point was the increase in profit growth associated with adopting one additional technology among surveyed construction businesses in 2024.[11]
  • 0.5 percentage points was the increase in the share of projects delivered on time associated with adopting one additional technology in 2024.[11]
  • 2.7 percentage points was the higher expected profit growth for construction data-capability leaders than beginners in 2023.[10]
  • Nearly 25% of U.S. builders failed to generate a net profit in 2025.[8]
  • 7.1% was the average annual profit growth for construction businesses with stronger data capabilities, compared with 4.4% for beginners, in 2023.[10]
  • 0.75 percentage points was the increase in the share of projects delivered under budget associated with adopting one additional technology in 2024.[11]

05 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

Growth in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 13.6% was the increase in median new-contract totals among ENR’s Top 600 Specialty Contractors in 2023, reaching US$114.7 million.[16]
  • 24.2% was the increase in new-contract volume among ENR’s Top 600 Specialty Contractors in 2023.[16]
  • 95.8% of ENR Top 600 Specialty Contractors reporting financial results said they made a profit in 2023.[16]
  • US$2.2 trillion was the combined 2024 revenue of the world’s Top 250 global construction contractors, according to PACRA’s summary of ENR data.[17]
  • 50.0% of global construction revenue in 2024 was contributed by the ten largest companies in PACRA’s construction-company sample.[17]
  • Construction and engineering firms grew by approximately 5% per year in recent years, with growth projected to accelerate to 6%–7% annually by 2030.[18]

Mergers and acquisitions in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 55% was the approximate increase in reported construction-and-engineering M&A deal value from the 2014–2019 period to 2020–2024.[18]
  • 112 construction-industry M&A deals involving private-equity investors were completed between August 2023 and July 2024, totaling more than US$14 billion.[19]
  • 60% of construction-and-engineering M&A investment value was allocated to industry consolidation in McKinsey’s analysis of major transactions.[18]
  • 25% of construction-and-engineering M&A investment value was allocated to expanding services and capabilities in adjacent or current market segments.[18]
  • More than 80% of construction-and-engineering M&A activity from 2020 through 2024 was concentrated in Europe and North America.[18]
  • Approximately 1,800 construction-and-engineering M&A transactions occurred annually from 2020 through 2024, about 60% more than the approximately 1,100 annual transactions from 2014 through 2019.[18]

Strategic partnerships in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 20% of real-estate partnerships in 2013 involved alliances, joint ventures or M&A with partners in noncore industries, compared with 30% in 2022.[18]
  • 30% of real-estate partnerships in 2022 involved alliances, joint ventures or M&A with partners in noncore industries such as hospitality or environmental services.[18]
  • 60.6 billion dollars was the combined 2024 revenue of 79 Midwest construction companies participating in ENR’s regional contractor survey, down from US$66.9 billion across 84 companies in 2023.[16]

06 Statistics

People & Workforce

Hiring in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 94% of U.S. construction firms reported craft-worker openings in 2024.[20]
  • 94% of U.S. construction firms with craft-worker openings said those positions were hard to fill in 2024.[20]
  • 62% of U.S. construction contractors said available candidates lacked required skills or certificates in 2024.[20]
  • 28% of U.S. construction contractors reported at least 11 unfilled craft positions as of June 30, 2024.[20]
  • 92% of U.S. construction firms with salaried-worker openings said those positions were hard to fill in 2024.[20]

Employee retention in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 91% of U.S. construction firms increased base pay rates for hourly construction positions during the year ending in 2024.[20]
  • 54% of U.S. construction contractors reported project delays caused by workforce shortages in 2024.[20]
  • 13.2% was the employee-turnover rate among surveyed construction firms in 2024, down from 13.6% in 2023.[21]
  • 34% of U.S. construction firms partnered with a third party to establish training courses and professional-development programs in 2024.[20]

Remote Work in the professional and business services sector (sector benchmark)

  • About 45% of U.S. professional and business-services workers worked remotely during October 2023–September 2024, including hybrid and fully remote work.[22]
  • 54% of U.S. professional-services firms reported having at least one paid work-from-home employee in November 2024–January 2025.[23]
  • 62.8% of U.S. professional and business-services employees who could work at home did so during 2024–2025, while 66.0% could work at home.[2]
  • 37.21% was the average share of paid workdays performed from home by U.S. professional and business-services employees in January 2025.[24]

Hybrid Work in the professional and business services sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across U.S. professional and business services, 39% of full-time employees worked fully onsite during January–April 2025.[25]
  • 61% of U.S. employees with remote-capable jobs preferred hybrid work in November 2025, compared with 33% preferring fully remote work.[26]
  • Across U.S. professional and business services, 38% of full-time employees worked hybrid schedules during January–April 2025.[25]
  • 27% of U.S. full-time employees worked in a hybrid arrangement in 2025, compared with 12% fully remote and 61% fully on-site.[27]
  • 54% of U.S. employees with remote-capable jobs worked in a hybrid arrangement in November 2025.[26]

Upskilling in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 25% of U.S. construction firms used technology to deliver worker-training programs in 2024.[20]
  • 24% of U.S. construction firms increased use of online or video learning programs in 2021.[20]
  • 42% of U.S. construction firms initiated or increased spending on training and professional development in 2024.[20]
  • 17% of U.S. construction firms used augmented, mixed or virtual-reality training devices in 2021.[20]
  • 26% of U.S. construction firms increased use of learning programs with substantial online or video components in 2024.[20]

Employee Engagement in the professional and business services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 32% of U.S. employees were engaged at work in 2024, while 17% were actively disengaged.[26]
  • 32% of U.S. employees were engaged at work in 2025, while 17% were actively disengaged.[26]
  • 34% of U.S. employees were engaged at work in 2022, while 16% were actively disengaged.[26]
  • 33% of U.S. employees were engaged at work in 2023, while 16% were actively disengaged.[26]

DEI in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 11.2% of the U.S. construction workforce was female in 2024, the highest share in two decades.[28]
  • 18.2% was the increase in minority construction workers in the United States from 2020 to 2024.[29]
  • 4.3% of U.S. construction-trade workers were women in 2023.[30]

07 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Customer retention in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 73% of contractors said repeat customers accounted for their firms’ work in 2026, across Ontario, Canada.[31]
  • 77% of Ontario contractors with a stable business outlook obtained work from repeat customers in 2026.[31]
  • 75% of Ontario institutional and industrial contractors reported obtaining work from repeat customers in 2026.[31]
  • 75% of Ontario trade contractors reported obtaining work from repeat customers in 2026.[31]

Customer acquisition in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 58% of contractors said their firms were very or somewhat often required to prequalify for projects in 2026, across Ontario, Canada.[31]
  • 44% of contractors’ work was won privately or on a sole-source basis in 2026, across Ontario, Canada.[31]
  • 27% of contractors’ work came from new customers in 2026, across Ontario, Canada.[31]
  • 56% of contractors’ work was won through bidding in 2026, across Ontario, Canada.[31]

Lead generation in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 23% of construction marketers used pay-per-click advertising as a lead-generation source in 2010.[32]
  • 44% of construction marketers used LinkedIn as a lead-generation source in 2010.[32]
  • 57% of construction marketers used email as a lead-generation source in 2010.[32]
  • 45% of construction marketers used search engines as a lead-generation source in 2010.[32]
  • 60% of construction marketers used trade shows or events as a lead-generation source in 2010.[32]

08 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Marketing in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 45.4% of builders used a CRM system to follow up leads automatically in 2023, according to the 2024 SORCI report.[33]
  • 6.5% of builders publishing one article annually achieved a contract markup of 33% or more in the 2024 SORCI report.[33]
  • 45.9% of building companies identified generating quality leads as their biggest challenge in 2024.[33]
  • 32.4% of builders publishing at least 12 articles annually achieved a contract markup of 33% or more in the 2024 SORCI report.[33]
  • 66.5% of builders did not create a single article during the year covered by the 2024 SORCI report.[33]

Digital marketing in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 12.1% of builders using CRM selected HubSpot in 2023, according to the 2024 SORCI report.[33]
  • 12.1% of builders using CRM selected Houzz Pro in 2023, according to the 2024 SORCI report.[33]
  • 50.8% of United States builders never posted on Instagram in 2024.[33]
  • 43.5% of builders never posted on Facebook in 2024.[33]
  • 13% of builders using CRM selected Buildertrend in 2023, according to the 2024 SORCI report.[33]

Branding in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 40% of construction-industry respondents generated sales leads through social-media marketing in the survey reported in 2012.[32]
  • 69% of construction-industry respondents said social-media marketing increased awareness of their company in the survey reported in 2012.[32]
  • 65% of construction-industry respondents said social-media marketing increased website traffic in the survey reported in 2012.[32]
  • 44% of construction-industry respondents said social-media marketing improved their search ranking in the survey reported in 2012.[32]

Social media in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 81% of surveyed construction professionals used Facebook in 2012.[32]
  • 73% of residential construction workers in New Zealand regularly used Facebook in 2024.[34]
  • 71% of surveyed construction professionals used Twitter in 2012.[32]
  • 90% of surveyed construction professionals used social media in their marketing program in 2012.[32]
  • 61% of construction-industry respondents did not use blogging in their social-media marketing program in 2012.[32]

Influencer Marketing in the professional and business services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 44% of B2B influencer-marketing practitioners say finding the right talent is their single biggest collaboration obstacle, based on Q1 2026 research.[35]
  • 78% of B2B influencer-marketing practitioners identify brand awareness and lead generation as their joint top challenges, based on Q1 2026 research.[35]
  • 74% of B2B influencers use artificial-intelligence tools to enhance content creation, based on Q1 2026 research.[35]
  • 86% of B2B influencer-marketing practitioners and creators prefer co-creating content with brands rather than amplifying finished brand content, based on Q1 2026 research.[35]

09 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Process optimization in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 39% of construction and engineering businesses reported increased productivity from introducing new technologies in 2024, globally.[11]
  • 30% of construction and engineering businesses reported using technology to track and measure performance and return on investment in 2024, globally.[11]
  • 27% of construction and engineering businesses reported improved regulatory compliance and reporting after introducing technology in 2024, globally.[11]
  • 29% of construction and engineering businesses reported that technology enabled innovation in 2024, globally.[11]
  • 24% of construction and engineering businesses reported that technology informed marketing and communications strategy in 2024, globally.[11]

Operational efficiency in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 21% of construction businesses used workplace-wellness initiatives to improve productivity in 2024, in the surveyed market.[36]
  • 41% of construction businesses reported improved productivity during the previous 12 months in 2024, in the surveyed market.[36]
  • 18% of construction businesses used training and skills development as a productivity-improvement initiative in 2024, in the surveyed market.[36]
  • 21% of construction businesses used flexible working arrangements as a productivity-improvement initiative in 2024, in the surveyed market.[36]
  • 16% of construction businesses identified supply-chain disruptions as a major productivity factor in 2024, in the surveyed market.[36]

Quality management in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 34% of construction and engineering businesses reported reduced operational or management risk after introducing technology in 2024, globally.[11]
  • 45% of Australian building and construction businesses reported cost overruns as a supply-chain challenge in 2025.[37]
  • 42% of construction and engineering businesses reported increased quality of goods or services after introducing technology in 2024, globally.[11]
  • 38% of construction and engineering businesses reported improved customer experience after introducing technology in 2024, globally.[11]
  • 40% of surveyed Australian building and construction businesses reported quality inconsistencies as a supply-chain challenge in 2025.[37]

Supply chain in the employee handbook construction industry

  • Over 60% of Australian construction businesses in 2024 regarded procurement and supply-chain-management improvements as having high impact on industry performance.[37]
  • Over 50% of Australian construction businesses cited access to workers and specialist expertise as leading benefits of subcontracting in 2025.[37]
  • 30% of Australian construction businesses reported risk transfer as a benefit of subcontracting in 2025.[37]
  • 29% of Australian construction businesses reported reduced management and administrative workload as a benefit of subcontracting in 2025.[37]
  • 26% of global construction and engineering businesses reported improved environmental sustainability of operations after introducing technology in 2024.[11]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the professional and business services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 28.8% of EU enterprises sourcing abroad sourced information and communication technology services internationally during 2021–2023.[3]
  • 39% of EU enterprises sourcing abroad outsourced business functions to external providers during 2021–2023, while 72% used affiliated-group insourcing.[3]
  • 60% of EU business-services enterprises sourcing abroad were in the business-services sector, compared with 40% in industry and construction, during 2021–2023.[3]
  • 65% of U.S. CPA firms participating in the 2025 National MAP Survey that offshored used India, followed by 33% using the Philippines.[38]
  • 29% of U.S. CPA firms responding to the 2025 National MAP Survey utilized offshoring, rising to 74% among firms with at least $10 million in net client fees.[38]

10 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Pricing strategy in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 26.71% of construction-industry bankruptcies in a cited study were attributed to insufficient profit margin and related tender and estimating problems.[39]
  • Construction firms are increasingly using escalation clauses, index-based pricing and tariff pass-through provisions to manage price volatility in 2026, according to Deloitte's analysis.[19]
  • Construction firms are increasingly pairing early contractor involvement, bulk purchasing and supplier prequalification with pricing-risk management in 2026, according to Deloitte's analysis.[19]

Cost reduction in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 46% of global construction and engineering businesses reported reduced costs after introducing new technologies in 2024.[11]
  • 29% of global construction and engineering businesses reported technology-enabled innovation as a benefit in 2024.[11]
  • 29% of global construction and engineering businesses reported winning new projects or increasing revenue after introducing technology in 2024.[11]
  • 30% of global construction and engineering businesses reported improved performance and return-on-investment tracking after introducing technology in 2024.[11]
  • 41% of global construction and engineering businesses reported higher productivity after introducing new technologies in 2024.[11]

Profitability in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 29% of global construction and engineering businesses reported technology-enabled innovation in 2024.[11]
  • 42% of global construction and engineering businesses reported increased quality of goods or services after introducing technology in 2024.[11]
  • Healthy operating profit margins for construction companies are commonly placed at 10%–15% in a 2026 CFMA article.[40]
  • 38% of global construction and engineering businesses reported improved customer experience after introducing technology in 2024.[11]
  • 26.71% of construction-industry bankruptcies in a cited study were attributed to insufficient profit margin and related estimating and claims problems.[39]

Financial planning in the employee handbook construction industry

  • US engineering and construction firms were focusing on liquidity, balance-sheet strength and cash-flow timing as financial priorities in 2026.[19]
  • 30.5% of total employer compensation cost represented benefits for US construction-industry workers in June 2026.[2]
  • US engineering and construction firms were increasingly using design-to-cost frameworks to support margin protection in 2026.[19]
  • Construction businesses reported cost-to-complete forecasting as a critical monthly process based on incurred costs, completion percentage and remaining-scope estimates in 2024.[41]
  • $51.96 per hour was the average total employer compensation cost for US construction-industry workers in June 2026.[2]

11 Statistics

Product & Service

Product development in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 94% of Asia-Pacific construction and engineering businesses planned to integrate artificial intelligence or machine learning in 2024.[11]
  • 38% of Asia-Pacific construction businesses used building information modelling in 2024.[11]
  • 43% of Asia-Pacific construction businesses used construction-management software in 2024.[11]
  • 40% of Asia-Pacific construction businesses used prefab and modular construction technology in 2024.[11]
  • 68% of Asia-Pacific construction businesses expected to use artificial intelligence when planned implementations were complete in 2024.[11]

Product lifecycle in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 53% of mid-market construction firms were still exploring artificial-intelligence adoption in 2026.[42]
  • 63% of enterprise construction-software respondents favored best-of-breed systems in 2026.[42]
  • 36% of enterprise construction firms were actively implementing artificial intelligence in 2026.[42]
  • Approximately four years was the average construction-management-software replacement cycle reported by surveyed construction companies in North America and Europe in 2026.[42]
  • 19% of small and medium-sized construction firms had no artificial-intelligence investment plans in 2026.[42]

Value proposition in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 45% of Asia-Pacific construction businesses said new technology assisted with winning new project work in 2024, up from 38% previously.[11]
  • More than 80% of surveyed Asia-Pacific construction businesses reported strong or positive returns from data analytics, mobile apps, robotics, prefab and modular construction, or construction-management software in 2024.[11]
  • 43% of Asia-Pacific construction businesses said technology improved internal processes in 2024, up from 37% previously.[11]
  • More than 75% of surveyed construction companies cited improving operational efficiency and reducing costs as primary reasons for adopting construction-management software in 2026.[42]

12 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

Sustainability in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 40% of global carbon emissions are attributed to the built environment sector, according to a 2024 survey of 4,000 professionals in 32 countries.[43]
  • 55% of construction respondents reported having a written decarbonization plan in 2024.[44]
  • 43% of construction respondents cited government or regulatory requirements as a consideration motivating sustainability initiatives in 2024.[44]
  • 94% of construction-sector respondents said their organizations had taken steps to prepare for sustainability-regulation compliance in 2024.[44]
  • 68% of construction respondents said their organizations had invested in clean-energy projects in 2024.[44]

ESG in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 93% of construction-survey participants had implemented some level of ESG adoption after the first two sustainability standards were issued in 2023.[36]
  • 27% of construction participants with dedicated CSR or ESG staff had more than two full-time employees in those functions in 2023.[36]
  • 50% of Australian construction-survey participants were implementing ESG procedures in 2024.[45]
  • 17% of Australian construction-survey participants had not started ESG adoption in 2024.[45]
  • 36% of construction-survey participants felt they had accurate reporting on waste-management and recycling initiatives in 2023.[36]

Ethics in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 47% of construction-law survey respondents believed the construction industry focused on environmental aspects of ESG in 2024.[46]
  • 47% of construction-law survey respondents wanted more ESG training programmes in 2024.[46]
  • 54% of construction-law survey respondents considered ESG moderately to extremely important in 2024.[46]

CSR in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 27% of Australian construction participants with dedicated CSR or ESG staff had more than two full-time employees in those functions in 2023.[36]
  • 64% of Australian construction-survey participants had at least one full-time CSR or ESG employee in 2023.[36]

Circular economy in the employee handbook construction industry

  • Construction and demolition waste recycling rates vary from below 10% to above 90% across EU countries.[47]
  • 81% of Ireland’s non-hazardous construction and demolition waste was backfilled or recycled in 2024, excluding soil and stones.[48]
  • 16% of EU construction and demolition waste could potentially be prepared specifically for reuse, excluding excavated soils and dredging spoils.[47]
  • Almost 40% of waste generated in the European Union came from construction and demolition in 2020.[49]
  • 81.57% of construction waste generated by European Commission buildings was diverted from incineration or landfill in 2024.[49]

Carbon footprint in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 18% of global building-related CO2 emissions were attributed to embodied carbon from materials such as steel and cement in 2023.[50]
  • 2.9 gigatonnes of embodied carbon were associated with buildings globally in 2023.[50]
  • Buildings-and-construction-sector CO2 emissions rose 5% between 2015 and 2023.[50]
  • 48 million tonnes of CO2-equivalent reductions could potentially be achieved through maximum preparation for reuse and recycling of EU construction and demolition waste, excluding excavated soils and dredging spoils.[47]
  • 17% of buildings-sector energy demand came from renewable energy globally in 2023.[50]

14 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

Globalization in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 57.0% of VINCI’s 2023 revenue came from international sales, totaling US$42.426 billion, according to Deloitte’s Global Powers of Construction ranking.[59]
  • 90.6% of ACS’s 2023 revenue came from international sales, totaling US$35.026 billion, according to Deloitte’s Global Powers of Construction ranking.[59]
  • 55.3% of the 2024 turnover of major French construction groups came from international activities, totaling €86.7 billion.[60]
  • 83.9% of STRABAG’s 2023 revenue came from international sales, totaling US$16.028 billion, according to Deloitte’s Global Powers of Construction ranking.[59]
  • 76.8% of SKANSKA’s 2023 revenue came from international sales, totaling US$12.109 billion, according to Deloitte’s Global Powers of Construction ranking.[59]

Cultural adaptation in the employee handbook construction industry

  • More than one-third of U.S. construction-trades workers were foreign-born in 2024, compared with nearly one-fifth of the overall U.S. labor force.[61]
  • 26% of the U.S. construction workforce was immigrant in 2024, according to Census Bureau data reported by the Associated Builders and Contractors.[62]

Supplier management in the employee handbook construction industry

  • 88.2% was the year-over-year increase in U.S. construction project-abandonment activity in August 2025 amid tariff and procurement pressures.[19]
  • 25% to 30% of the U.S. construction workforce was estimated to be migrant in 2025, exposing contractors to immigration and labor-supply changes.[63]
  • 2.3% was the year-over-year increase in U.S. construction costs in April 2024, driven partly by supply-chain issues and inflation.[19]
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