About
The Center for California Construction Employment (CCCE) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan center that produces and sponsors high-quality data tools, research, and analysis. We aim to contribute to a better understanding of labor dynamics in California’s construction industry and their impacts on the past, present, and future welfare of workers and California communities.
Mission
CCCE’s goal is to help policymakers, government agencies, unions, worker organizations, and employers make informed decisions that support high-quality jobs for construction workers and improved economic outcomes for their communities.
Our dashboard provides visualizations of the latest construction employment data from the Census, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and California Employment Development Department, among other sources. Our blog [linked] provides analysis of trends identified in the latest data releases, summaries of relevant recent research, and discussion of the potential impact of broader economic and political events on the California construction industry.
Vision
High-quality construction jobs are key for supporting economic mobility, addressing California’s worsening housing crisis, making our state more climate-resilient, and recovering from disasters.
Construction jobs regulated by multi-employer collective bargaining agreements are high-quality jobs, providing family-sustaining wages and benefits. These jobs present a pathway into the middle-class for individuals without a college degree, providing an important opportunity for addressing economic and racial inequities. However, many construction jobs in California, particularly in residential construction, result in relatively low household incomes, few fringe benefits, and insecure retirements.
Economic growth, technological change, and risks posed by disasters to existing housing, commercial structures, and infrastructure require more construction work. However, construction employment is still recovering from Great Recession job losses. Improving job quality will be critical to recruiting and retaining sufficient numbers of construction workers to meet future demand.