Labour Market Intelligence Report 2025–2029
This interactive tool provides insights into the UK construction economy and its future labour requirements. The tool gives forecasted trends and shows how the industry is expected to change year-on-year, allowing you to understand the current climate and plan for the future.
The UK economy is showing signs of improvement from what was seen at the end of 2024. Construction output growth is forecast for all devolved nations and the nine English regions. Modest growth is expected in 2025 which will increase from 2026.
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Select the filters below to compare statistics for the nations and the English regions against the UK.
In 2024, UK construction output totalled £215.7bn, with 44% from repair and maintenance, though this breakdown varies by nation and region.
Construction output in the UK is forecast to grow by 1.6% in 2025, before picking up pace over the medium term, to an average of 2.1% per year through to 2029.
We forecast that the UK construction workforce will grow to around 2.75 million by 2029.
The overall number of extra workers needed for the 2025–2029 period is estimated at 47,860 per year, which is equivalent to 1.8% of the 2024 workforce. This means the UK construction industry needs to recruit the equivalent of 239,300 extra workers over the next five years. Hover over the chart to find out how the percentage and number of extra workers differ for each occupational group.
For more detailed information on the economic picture, output and output growth and the extra workers needed you can download the full UK report, and the Nations and English region plans below:
Download the full UK forecast.
Provides an overview of the research methods the Construction Workforce Outlook and Oxford Economics use to produce the suite of reports at a UK, national and regional level.
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