Quick Facts
- The painting business is a $48 billion industry
- 8.0% Annual Growth over the last 5 years
- There are over 240,000 businesses operating as painting businesses in the U.S.
- The painting industry employs over 400,000 people in the U.S.
Trending
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The U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that the number of actively
employed painting and wall-covering contractors will increase by 38.5
percent during the 10-year period from 2010 to 2020, or 3.85 percent annually.
(smallbusiness.chron.com)
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Remodeling activity in 2016 is the best since 2006—expect increase
in service calls for installations and upgrades
(jchs.harvard.edu)
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Of the various segments of the paint products industry, paint destined
for homes, commercial buildings and industrial structures represents the largest.
(smallbusiness.chron.com)
In the News
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Painting industry major contributor to U.S. economic growth as well as
a leader in research and development to protect infrastructure
(paint.org)
