01/16/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/16/2026 11:16
PROJECT IMPACTS
(1984-PRESENT*)
|
$51.0 Billion total economic benefits |
$21.9 Billion
personal income including wages |
$6.9 Billion
tax revenues |
|
215.5 Million
hours of on-site union |
247.0 Thousand
total jobs generated |
131.6 Thousand
housing and healthcare units |
"By financing development projects built with 100% union labor, the HIT invests in assets which are more likely to be built safely, on time and on budget. When these same developments are built with our affiliates' pension capital, it reinforces the health of our pension funds."
Sean McGarvey
President, North America's Building Trades Unions
Trustee, AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust
*Job and economic impact flgures are estimates calculated using IMPLAN, an input-output model, based on HIT and HIT subsidiary Building America CDE, Inc. project data. Data is since inception, current as of December 31, 2025. Economic impact data is in 2024 dollars and all other flgures are nominal. Building America CDE, Inc. is a portfolio investment of the HIT but, unless otherwise noted, its underlying projects are not held in the HIT's portfolio.
HELPING BUILD AMERICA-THE UNION WAY
JOBS CREATED BY TRADE SINCE INCEPTION*
| Trade Type | Jobs | Hours |
| Boilermakers | 856 | 1,722,590 |
| Bricklayers (including tile setters) | 6,351 | 12,774,650 |
| Carpenters | 19,532 | 39,267,230 |
| Cement Masons | 3,978 | 7,997,280 |
| Electrical Workers | 16,315 | 32,800,170 |
| Elevator Constructors | 944 | 1,894,360 |
| Insulators | 1,302 | 2,618,930 |
| Ironworkers | 2,871 | 5,774,500 |
| Laborers | 14,558 | 29,261,020 |
| Operating Engineers | 3,921 | 7,880,380 |
| Other | 7,776 | 15,631,930 |
| Painters | 8,439 | 16,968,620 |
| Plumbers | 11,790 | 23,702,380 |
| Roofers | 3,411 | 6,859,430 |
| Sheet Metal Workers | 3,449 | 6,934,700 |
| Teamsters | 1,680 | 3,376,820 |
| Grand Total | 107,172 | 215,464,990 |
*Job and economic impact flgures are estimates calculated using IMPLAN, an input-output model, based on HIT and HIT subsidiary Building America CDE, Inc. project data. Data is since inception, current as of December 31, 2025. Economic impact data is in 2024 dollars and all other flgures are nominal. Building America CDE, Inc. is a portfolio investment of the HIT but, unless otherwise noted, its underlying projects are not held in the HIT's portfolio.
| Investors should consider the HIT's investment objectives, risks and expenses carefully before investing. A prospectus containing more complete information may be obtained from the HIT by calling the Marketing and Investor Relations Department at 202-331-8055 or by viewing the HIT's website at www.aflcio-hit.com. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing. |