Job vacancies in the construction sector in the UK 2002-2023

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Fernando de Querol Cumbrera,
Dec 18, 2023
From the first to the third quarter of 2023, there were approximately 38,000 job vacancies in the construction sector in the United Kingdom. In 2022, the labor demand for construction reached its highest point since 2002. The number of openings in the industry also peaked in 2007 with 26,000 vacancies, coinciding with the end of the housing bubble.

Job vacancies in the construction sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2002 to 2023 (in 1,000s)

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December 2023

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2002 to Q3 2023

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* Figures for 2023 calculated by Statista as an average of the data by the ONS from the 1st to the 3rd quarter of that year.

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