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The construction industry in the United States is one of the major sectors of the country's economy. there are over 745,000
general contractor A contractor (North American English) or builder (British English), is responsible for the day-to-day oversight of a construction site, management of vendors and trades, and the communication of information to all involved parties throughout the c ...
LLCs employing over 7.6 million in its workforce, putting up almost US$1.4 trillion worth of structures annually.


Regulation

The American construction industry suffers from fragmentation along state lines because of how professional licensing has traditionally been the province of the state governments. Thus, construction professionals based on one state who wish to practice in other states must comply with those states' various licensing, registration, taxation, and incorporation requirements. A 1998 treatise on the law of American construction professional licensing required 1,842 pages split across two volumes to summarize the requirements for fifty states, the District of Columbia, and contractors working for the federal government.


Workforce

In 2006 unauthorized immigrants comprised 12% of the workforce.


Pest treatment

Termite Termites are a group of detritivore, detritophagous Eusociality, eusocial cockroaches which consume a variety of Detritus, decaying plant material, generally in the form of wood, Plant litter, leaf litter, and Humus, soil humus. They are dist ...
s are a constant threat here, as they are in much of the world. New construction here often requires pre- or post- treatment or both.


See also

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Associated General Contractors of America The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) is a trade association in the United States construction industry,About us
AGC. Acce ...


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External links

* Construction industry of the United States {{Industry-stub