Total construction spending (year-to-date) vs Average weekly hours of all employees in United States

Total construction spending (year-to-date) (multi-month) and Average weekly hours of all employees (monthly) in United States. They are published at different intervals, so each is drawn on its own rather than matched period by period.

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United States. Total construction spending (year-to-date) is published as multi-month figures and average weekly hours of all employees as monthly ones, so they are drawn on separate charts, and no period is matched between them. Read each on its own.

Total construction spending (year-to-date)

Unit: billion USD · 2 observations

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Estimates are listed as such in the table below

Total construction spending (year-to-date)Total construction spending (year-to-date). 2 observations from January–July 2025 to January–July 2026, ranging from 1,244.6 billion USD to 1,289.7 billion USD. Latest value 1,244.6 billion USD (January–July 2026). billion USD 0 300 600 900 1,200 1,500 2025 2026 1,290 1,245
Total construction spending (year-to-date)Total construction spending (year-to-date). 2 observations from January–July 2025 to January–July 2026, ranging from 1,244.6 billion USD to 1,289.7 billion USD. Latest value 1,244.6 billion USD (January–July 2026). billion USD 0 500 1,000 1,500 2025 2026 1,290 1,245
Total construction spending (year-to-date)Total construction spending (year-to-date). 2 observations from January–July 2025 to January–July 2026, ranging from 1,244.6 billion USD to 1,289.7 billion USD. Latest value 1,244.6 billion USD (January–July 2026). billion USD 0 500 1,000 1,500 2025 2026 1,290 1,245
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Total construction spending (year-to-date)
Period Type Value
January–July 2025 Estimate 1,289.7 billion USD
January–July 2026 Estimate 1,244.6 billion USD
Source: Census Bureau · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

Average weekly hours of all employees

Unit: hours · 4 observations

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Estimates are listed as such in the table below

Average weekly hours of all employeesAverage weekly hours of all employees. 4 observations from April 2026 to July 2026, ranging from 38.4 hours to 38.5 hours. Latest value 38.4 hours (July 2026). hours 0 10 20 30 40 5 Apr 15 Apr 22 Apr 6 May 15 May 22 May 8 Jun 15 Jun 22 Jun 29 Jun Apr 2026 May 2026 Jun 2026 38.5 38.4
Average weekly hours of all employeesAverage weekly hours of all employees. 4 observations from April 2026 to July 2026, ranging from 38.4 hours to 38.5 hours. Latest value 38.4 hours (July 2026). hours 0 10 20 30 40 5 Apr 15 Apr 22 Apr 8 May 15 May 22 May 8 Jun 15 Jun 22 Jun 29 Jun May 2026 Jun 2026 38.5 38.4
Average weekly hours of all employeesAverage weekly hours of all employees. 4 observations from April 2026 to July 2026, ranging from 38.4 hours to 38.5 hours. Latest value 38.4 hours (July 2026). hours 0 10 20 30 40 5 Apr 15 May 15 Jun 29 Jun May 2026 Jun 2026 38.5 38.4
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Average weekly hours of all employees
Period Type Value
April 2026 Actual 38.5 hours
May 2026 Actual 38.4 hours
June 2026 Actual 38.4 hours
July 2026 Estimate 38.4 hours
Source: BLS · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

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No period lines up: total construction spending (year-to-date) is multi-month and average weekly hours of all employees is monthly. A month and a year are not the same measurement window, so no row pairs them.

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Total construction spending (year-to-date)

The cumulative total value of construction work put in place during the first seven months of the year.

2 observations charted in United States · source organisations: Census Bureau

Average weekly hours of all employees

Mean number of hours worked per week by all employees in the industry.

4 observations charted in United States · source organisations: BLS

Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON

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