As of April 2020, in response to the global pandemic crisis caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), 30 states within the United States have defined construction activities as essential, while a total of 45 declared orders limiting work activities. In New York, Governor Cuomo clarified that "all non-essential construction must shut down except for emergency construction". Emergency construction in this case includes projects that would protect the health and safety of occupants or a project that would be unsafe if it remained unfinished.
Number of states limiting the construction industry due to coronavirus (Covid-19) in the United States as of April 2020
Characteristic
Number of U.S. states
States with orders limiting work activities
45
States defining construction as essential
30
States defining building material suppliers as essential
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Builder Online. (April 4, 2020). Number of states limiting the construction industry due to coronavirus (Covid-19) in the United States as of April 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109617/covid-19-response-of-us-states-construction-limits/
Builder Online. "Number of states limiting the construction industry due to coronavirus (Covid-19) in the United States as of April 2020." Chart. April 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed October 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109617/covid-19-response-of-us-states-construction-limits/
Builder Online. (2020). Number of states limiting the construction industry due to coronavirus (Covid-19) in the United States as of April 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109617/covid-19-response-of-us-states-construction-limits/
Builder Online. "Number of States Limiting The Construction Industry Due to Coronavirus (Covid-19) in The United States as of April 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109617/covid-19-response-of-us-states-construction-limits/
Builder Online, Number of states limiting the construction industry due to coronavirus (Covid-19) in the United States as of April 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109617/covid-19-response-of-us-states-construction-limits/ (last visited October 06, 2024)
Number of states limiting the construction industry due to coronavirus (Covid-19) in the United States as of April 2020 [Graph], Builder Online, April 4, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109617/covid-19-response-of-us-states-construction-limits/
