• While overall employment in the State of Indiana increased 2.28% between 1997 and 2002, employment within the construction industry rose by 5.49%, creating 7,710 new construction jobs in 5 years.

• According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 140,520 individuals employed in the construction industry in Indiana in 1997 and 148,230 in 2002, an increase of 5.49% in 5 years. 

• While the average worker in Indiana brought home $31,342 in pay in 2002, the state’s construction workers made on average $35,648, an increase of 12.08% more than the average worker in Indiana. 

• Construction employees in Indiana made $35,648 on average in 2002, compared to $35,352, the national average salary in 2002 for construction workers across the United States.

• Construction workers in Indiana saw a salary increase of 15.30% from 1997-2002, compared to the average salary increase construction workers across the United States, which increased by 14.97%. 

• According to Union Membership and Coverage Database, available at www.unionstats.com, in 2006, only 22.7 percent of Indiana’s private construction workforce belonged to a construction trade union.  That means that approximately 78 out of 100 Indiana’s private construction workers do not belong to a labor union.

Data are from the U.S. Bureau of the Census except where noted.

• The dollar threshold amount for contract coverage under state prevailing wage laws in Indiana is $150,000.