Construction North America July 2026
~530k
Questions answered
over 12 months- /
~50
Organizations
These insights represent ~530k questions answered from ~50 organizations, collected between July 2025 and June 2026.
To ensure accuracy and stability of Emerging benchmarks we may use statistical sampling methods. Read more about the methodology.
Data provided by Culture Amp
Most represented industries in this benchmark
Construction, Building Materials, Civil Engineering
Reported gender breakdown
Male
72%
Female
28%
Are employees committed to their organizations?
Engaged people are emotionally committed to their organization. These people stay at their organizations longer and are more productive and effective. Successful organizations have more engaged employees.
79% of Construction North America employees are engaged
This is in the top 37% compared with the overall average.
The median eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 28 and is in the top 11% compared with the overall average.
How does Construction North America compare?
People in Construction North America were much more positive than average regarding Feedback & Recognition, Leadership, and Service & Quality Focus.
People working in Construction North America are more engaged than Management Consulting United Kingdom, Management Consulting Europe, Information Technology & Services Germany, and Consulting & Staffing United Kingdom. People working in Construction North America are less engaged than China (1000-5000), Finance Philippines, China 1000+, and China.
The highest scoring question for Construction North America had 91% of people agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of %[Company]% (+2% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Work & Life Blend.
People in Construction North America were generally least favourable about Action, and were most negative towards 'I believe my total compensation (base salary+any bonuses+benefits+equity) is fair, relative to similar roles at other companies' with 20% of people disagreeing (-3% below average).
How long do people stay?
In the short term, 14% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (-5% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 4% of people see themselves leaving within two years (-6% compared to overall).
Understanding Tenure distributions
Tenure describes how long an employee has worked for their company: we know through our research that newly hired employees tend to be more positive than their tenured counterparts. Positivity declines sharply before bottoming out between two to six years, then rises slightly for those that remain.
The tenure composition of a benchmark can influence overall scores.
Tenure distributions
Less than 3 months
3%
3 months to 6 months
4%
6 months to less than 1 year
7%
1 to less than 2 years
14%
2 to less than 4 years
21%
4 to less than 6 years
13%
6 to less than 10 years
15%
Greater than 10 years
25%
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