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Georgia Construction Industry Statistics

Georgia construction is growing at a 4.6% compound annual rate from 2019 to 2024 and still adds 1.3 million jobs, yet April 2024 unemployment sat at 1.6% and the 2.8 OSHA injury cases per 100 full time workers highlight how fast demand collides with labor and safety pressure. See how big public and private spending runs from $10.7 billion highway and bridge outlays to $2.3 billion building construction costs while technology budgets and modular BIM workflows reshape how projects get built.
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Georgia Construction Industry Statistics
Samuel NorbergWritten by Samuel Norberg·Edited by Sarah Mitchell·Fact-checked by Rajesh Patel
Last verified May 14, 2026
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Georgia construction is moving fast, with total construction technology market momentum in the US reaching $1.6 billion in 2023 even as local procurement for public projects totals $1.8 billion in FY2023. At the same time, the sector employs about 1.3 million people and wrestles with safety and labor realities, including an OSHA injury and illness incidence rate of 2.8 cases per 100 full time workers. The contrast between growth and constraints is exactly what makes Georgia’s construction picture worth looking at closely.

Key Takeaways

  • 4.6% Georgia construction value compound annual growth rate (2019–2024)
  • $10.7 billion Georgia highway/bridge construction in 2023 (federal + state + local expenditures)
  • $117.6 billion Georgia construction output in 2022 (industry value added/output estimate)
  • 9.0% share of Georgia employment in construction (2023 QCEW measure)
  • Georgia ranked #8 among states for construction employment growth in 2023 (state-by-state CEW growth table)
  • 1.6% Georgia unemployment rate in April 2024 (trend context affecting labor availability)
  • $2.3 billion Georgia building construction cost in 2023 (Census/SBA estimate of construction spending)
  • 8.6% increase in steel mill products price index (2023) used in construction estimating
  • 3.2% average annual wage growth for construction labor in Georgia (2023)
  • 21% of contractors use prefabrication/modular BIM-integrated workflows (industry benchmark)
  • 9.2% share of construction tech spending accounted for by cloud collaboration tools in 2023 (vendor research)
  • $1.6 billion U.S. construction technology market for software/services in 2023 (vendor estimate)
  • 2.8 cases per 100 full-time workers in construction (OSHA injury and illness incidence rate, 2023)
  • 6.0% of U.S. fatal work injuries in 2023 occurred in construction (BLS fatality census)
  • 1,046 construction fatalities in 2022 in the U.S. (BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries)

Georgia construction remains strong, with 4.6% growth from 2019 to 2024 and $34.5 billion in 2023 permits.

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Market Size6 stats

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4.6% Georgia construction value compound annual growth rate (2019–2024)
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$10.7 billion Georgia highway/bridge construction in 2023 (federal + state + local expenditures)
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$117.6 billion Georgia construction output in 2022 (industry value added/output estimate)
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1.3 million Georgia construction-related jobs in 2022 (employment estimate in the construction sector)
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$34.5 billion total construction construction permits value in Georgia in 2023 (per Census building permits series)
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$1.8 billion Georgia public construction contract awards in FY2023 (DOL procurement data reported by state agencies)
Interpretation

Market Size Interpretation

Georgia’s construction market is sizable and growing, with a 4.6% compound annual growth rate from 2019 to 2024, backed by $117.6 billion in construction output in 2022 and $34.5 billion in 2023 building permits.

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Cost Analysis4 stats

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$2.3 billion Georgia building construction cost in 2023 (Census/SBA estimate of construction spending)
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8.6% increase in steel mill products price index (2023) used in construction estimating
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3.2% average annual wage growth for construction labor in Georgia (2023)
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$160 million Georgia contractors paid in prevailing wages for federally funded projects in 2023 (Davis-Bacon reported by federal data)
Interpretation

Cost Analysis Interpretation

In Georgia’s cost analysis picture, construction spending reached $2.3 billion in 2023 while rising inputs and labor pressure were evident, with steel mill product prices up 8.6% and construction wages growing 3.2% annually, pushing up overall project costs alongside $160 million in federally reported prevailing wages.

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Technology Adoption4 stats

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21% of contractors use prefabrication/modular BIM-integrated workflows (industry benchmark)
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9.2% share of construction tech spending accounted for by cloud collaboration tools in 2023 (vendor research)
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$1.6 billion U.S. construction technology market for software/services in 2023 (vendor estimate)
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$2.7 billion U.S. BIM software market value in 2023 (vendor forecast)
Interpretation

Technology Adoption Interpretation

Georgia’s technology adoption in construction is still emerging, with only 21% of contractors using prefabrication or modular BIM integrated workflows while cloud collaboration captured 9.2% of construction tech spending in 2023, even as the broader U.S. markets for construction software and BIM software reached $1.6 billion and $2.7 billion respectively.

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Workforce & Safety3 stats

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2.8 cases per 100 full-time workers in construction (OSHA injury and illness incidence rate, 2023)
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6.0% of U.S. fatal work injuries in 2023 occurred in construction (BLS fatality census)
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1,046 construction fatalities in 2022 in the U.S. (BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries)
Interpretation

Workforce & Safety Interpretation

In Georgia’s construction workforce, OSHA recorded 2.8 cases per 100 full-time workers in 2023, underscoring that worker safety remains a real issue even as construction accounted for 6.0% of the nation’s fatal work injuries in 2023 and the U.S. saw 1,046 construction fatalities in 2022.
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Sources & references

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ibisworld.comfhwa.dot.govapps.bea.govbls.govcensus.govusaspending.govdata.bls.govconstructiondive.comsam.govmordorintelligence.comgartner.commarketsandmarkets.comgrandviewresearch.com

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