Women accounted for 11.3% of the construction workforce in 2025, a 20-year high, according to data from the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey (CPS), the National Association of Home Builders reported Sept. 16. The number of women employed in the industry is nearly 1.37 million.

The number of women in construction dropped significantly during The Great Recession as construction slowed. The rebound started in 2012 and has steadily increased every year since.

Most women are employed in occupations like office and administrative support, management, and business and financial operations. In fact, women accounted for 78% of office and administrative support within the construction industry, according to CPS data.

Women comprised just 4% of workers in construction and extraction occupations; 3% in installation, maintenance, and repair occupations; and 6% in production occupations.