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Employer establishments: construction in Missouri

Employer establishments: construction in Missouri was 14,570 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.3% from 2022. That is the 21st highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count14,570
Change on 2022+1.3%
Rank21st of 51US states ranked
Series high14,5702023
Series low12,9662014

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Employer establishments: construction in Missouri, 2012 to 2023

12.5K13K13.5K14K14.5K15K2012201420162018202020232012: 13,093 count2013: 12,990 count2014: 12,966 count2015: 13,052 count2016: 13,263 count2017: 13,492 count2018: 13,540 count2019: 13,575 count2020: 13,640 count2021: 14,134 count2022: 14,378 count2023: 14,570 count12.5K13K13.5K14K14.5K15K20122016202020232012: 13,093 count2013: 12,990 count2014: 12,966 count2015: 13,052 count2016: 13,263 count2017: 13,492 count2018: 13,540 count2019: 13,575 count2020: 13,640 count2021: 14,134 count2022: 14,378 count2023: 14,570 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), construction (NAICS 23), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-06-26.
All 12 values
Periodcount
202314,570
202214,378
202114,134
202013,640
201913,575
201813,540
201713,492
201613,263
201513,052
201412,966
201312,990
201213,093

Compared with United States

Place2023
Missouri14,570
United States814,557

Missouri compared with nearby places

Alabama: 8,982 countAlaska: 2,627 countArizona: 15,551 countArkansas: 6,366 countCalifornia: 86,763 countColorado: 20,473 countConnecticut: 8,152 countDelaware: 2,518 countDistrict of Columbia: 506 countFlorida: 68,008 countGeorgia: 22,475 countHawaii: 2,924 countIdaho: 9,895 countIllinois: 29,457 countIndiana: 14,935 countIowa: 9,067 countKansas: 7,398 countKentucky: 8,201 countLouisiana: 8,900 countMaine: 5,826 countMaryland: 14,528 countMassachusetts: 21,631 countMichigan: 21,298 countMinnesota: 17,568 countMississippi: 4,169 countMissouri: 14,570 countMontana: 6,766 countNebraska: 6,931 countNevada: 5,975 countNew Hampshire: 4,949 countNew Jersey: 22,502 countNew Mexico: 4,638 countNew York: 51,349 countNorth Carolina: 28,390 countNorth Dakota: 2,946 countOhio: 21,399 countOklahoma: 8,966 countOregon: 14,907 countPennsylvania: 28,752 countRhode Island: 3,528 countSouth Carolina: 11,981 countSouth Dakota: 3,802 countTennessee: 12,692 countTexas: 56,287 countUtah: 13,022 countVermont: 2,870 countVirginia: 21,118 countWashington: 27,190 countWest Virginia: 3,149 countWisconsin: 14,679 countWyoming: 2,981 count
  • Under 3,600
  • 3,600 to 6,900
  • 6,900 to 9,900
  • 9,900 to 15K
  • 15K to 22K
  • 22K and over
Employer establishments: construction, 2023, count. Missouri is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Number of establishments with paid employees in construction (NAICS 23), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns.

County Business Patterns: establishments (single physical locations, not firms) with paid employees during the pay period including 12 March. Excludes the self-employed and businesses without employees (nonemployer_establishments_*), government employers, crop and animal production, rail transportation, the Postal Service and private households. Establishment counts are not perturbed; the noise Census adds since 2017 applies to employment and payroll, which are not served here. Published about 18 months after the reference year.

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U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), construction (NAICS 23), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), construction (NAICS 23), all legal forms (Employer establishments: construction, Missouri, 2012 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/

MLA 9

County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), construction (NAICS 23), all legal forms, Employer establishments: construction, Missouri, 2012 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 June 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-construction/missouri. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), construction (NAICS 23), all legal forms. Employer establishments: construction, Missouri, 2012 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-construction/missouri.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), construction (NAICS 23), all legal forms, Employer establishments: construction, Missouri, 2012 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-construction/missouri (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the employer establishments: construction in Missouri?

Employer establishments: construction in Missouri was 14,570 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.3% from 2022. That is the 21st highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), construction (NAICS 23), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employer establishments: construction in Missouri?

14,570 in 2023, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

Employer establishments: construction elsewhere in United States

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