In addition to Census reports, data series on construction activity were published on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis for small geographic areas. Check the online catalog for the title "Current Construction Reports". See the Guide to Data Sources for Construction for titles within the series.
1949-1961: HD9724.A3 Stacks(4th.)
HA195.U52 Microfiche Storage
1962: HD9724.A3 Special Coll.
1970: HA195.U52 #3697-3706 Microfiche Storage.
1964-1971: HD9724.A3 Stacks(4th.)
1973-1996: HD9724.A3 Census Coll.(3rd)
UT Holdings - Storage Microfilm
Tennessee:1820,1850-1880
HD9727.T2A4
Kentucky:1850-1880
HD9727.K4A4
Georgia:1880
The first Census of Construction was first taken as part of the Decennial Census of 1930 and the Census of Business. Data were again collected for1935 and 1939 and published in the Census of Business reports. Coverage was interrupted during World War II and resumed in 1967 as part of the 1967 Economic Censuses. Data are provided for the number of establishments, receipts, employment, payrolls, etc. The Census of Construction Industries is now taken for years ending in "2" and "7".
1930 HA201.1930.A428 3rd Floor Stacks
1935 HF3007.A34 V.1-3 3rd Floor Stacks
HA195.U5 #1402-1405 Microfiche Storage
1940 HA201.1940.A74 V.4 3rd Floor Stacks
HA195.M5 B1940-6 Microfilm Storage
1967 HD9715.U53P8/P.Rico 4th Floor Stacks
1972 HD9715.U52A57352 3rd Floor Stacks
1977 HD9715. U52U4953 3rd Floor Stacks
1982 HD9715.U52C46 3rd Floor Stacks
1987 HD9724.A4 1987 3rd Floor Stacks
Also on CD-ROM Storage.
1992 HD9715.U52C46 3rd Floor Stacks
2007 Construction tables in American FactFinder
Manufacturing and Construction Statistics
Economic Census Historical data