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Residential construction jobs slowly return

Housing Wire

The construction sector added a total of 31,000 jobs in November, on par with the two prior months. Specialty contractors showed the largest gains with an increase of 13,000 jobs, while persons employed in construction of buildings, and civil and heavy engineering rose by 10,000 and 8,000 jobs, respectively. While this is a 0.4%

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Residential construction jobs now 7.6% above pre-COVID level

Housing Wire

After a month of very little change in April , the construction sector had a solid month of job growth in May, according to the U.S. Construction gained 36,000 jobs in May, with residential building adding 5,000 jobs and residential specialty trade contractors gain 11,700 jobs. Jobs Report released on Friday.

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Opinion: The “profitless boom” in residential construction

Housing Wire

The residential construction industry is facing a crisis as builders manage the critical shortage of building materials and labor. Tye Alroe, director of Alroe Constructions , was recently let down by a subcontractor who pulled out of a job at the last minute. “I I had a roofer locked in six weeks in advance.

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Residential construction jobs still haven’t returned

Housing Wire

For the second month in a row the construction sector added jobs, rising by 44,000 jobs in October. Unfortunately for the residential housing sector, most of these jobs were in nonresidential specialty trade contractors (19,000), and in heavy and civil engineering construction (12,000). Residential building is up 5.4%

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DataDigest: Construction costs easing for homebuilders

Housing Wire

New home construction exploded early in the pandemic as soaring home demand squeezed existing inventory nationwide, giving homebuilders a much bigger share of a shrinking pie. Index values for most construction inputs are down from 2022 but remain above pre-pandemic levels. That could set the backdrop for a slower pace of construction.

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Private Residential Construction Spending Grows for Third Straight Month

Eye on Housing

NAHB analysis of Census data shows that private residential construction spending rose 1.4% The 2023 annual spending on private residential construction was $864.9 The monthly increase in total construction spending is attributed to more. in December, marking three months of gains. billion, 5.8%

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October Gains in Private Residential Construction Spending

Eye on Housing

NAHB analysis of Census Construction Spending data shows that private residential construction spending rose 1.2% Total private residential construction spending is 0.7% The total construction monthly increase. in October, after a dip in September. higher compared to a year ago. Read More ›