In 2023, there were nearly 11 million workers in the construction industry of the European Union (EU-27). Most of those workers were employed in the specialized construction activities, which includes demolition, site preparation, and certain trades such as electrical installation, HVAC installation, plumbing, roofing, painting, scaffolding, etc. Building construction was the second-largest segment by number of employees.
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