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

• 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)
• Remodeling activity in 2016 is the best since 2006—expect increase in service calls for installations and upgrades (jchs.harvard.edu)
• 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

• Painting industry major contributor to U.S. economic growth as well as a leader in research and development to protect infrastructure (paint.org)