This statistic shows the number of employed persons working in the building construction industry in the European Union (28 countries) from 2008 to 2016. During this time period, the number of employed persons in building construction fell from approximately 6.2 million to 4.82 million.
Total number of employed persons in the building construction industry in the European Union (28 countries) from 2008 to 2016
(in 1,000)
* Break in time series. The source adds the following information: "Employed persons are persons aged 15 and over who performed work, even for just one hour per week, for pay, profit or family gain during the reference week or were not at work but had a job or business from which they were temporarily absent because of, for instance, illness, holidays, industrial dispute, and education or training." Data coverage corresponds to Section F41 of NACE Rev. 2.
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Eurostat. (September 14, 2017). Total number of employed persons in the building construction industry in the European Union (28 countries) from 2008 to 2016 (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 28, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/763219/total-employed-persons-in-building-construction-industry-eu/
Eurostat. "Total number of employed persons in the building construction industry in the European Union (28 countries) from 2008 to 2016 (in 1,000)." Chart. September 14, 2017. Statista. Accessed January 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/763219/total-employed-persons-in-building-construction-industry-eu/
Eurostat. (2017). Total number of employed persons in the building construction industry in the European Union (28 countries) from 2008 to 2016 (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/763219/total-employed-persons-in-building-construction-industry-eu/
Eurostat. "Total Number of Employed Persons in The Building Construction Industry in The European Union (28 Countries) from 2008 to 2016 (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/763219/total-employed-persons-in-building-construction-industry-eu/
Eurostat, Total number of employed persons in the building construction industry in the European Union (28 countries) from 2008 to 2016 (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/763219/total-employed-persons-in-building-construction-industry-eu/ (last visited January 28, 2020)
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