General statistics are presented for states and metropolitan statistical areas with more than 500,000 people. Reports include limited data for non-employers. USES The Bureau of Economic Analysis, since 1991, has benchmarked current value of new construction statistics to the census of construction for use in quarterly Gross Domestic Product statistics. The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses the data for industry characteristic analysis. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration uses the data for planning and policy decisions.
Trade associations use the data for market analysis and characteristics of association members.
Trade publications use the data to publish market analysis for specific construction sectors. A distributor of electrical supplies used the data to determine receipts of electrical contractors by state and to examine trends in payments for materials and supplies.