The construction industry in the United States is one of the major sectors of the country's economy.
[1] As of November 1, 2022[update] there are over 745,000 general contractor LLCs employing over 7.6 million in its workforce, putting up almost US$1.4 trillion worth of structures annually.
[1] The American construction industry suffers from fragmentation along state lines because of how professional licensing has traditionally been the province of the state governments.
[2] 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.
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