Nonfarm payroll employment was largely unchanged across the U.S. on a monthly basis in September 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Eye on Housing. 29 states and the District …
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Remodeling has taken over a significant portion of the residential construction market, with most U.S. households unable to afford new construction. The number of remodeling establishments has nearly doubled in the last 25 years and remodelers now represent over half …
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Trade-related costs of Canadian imports have recently increased due to adjustments to antidumping and countervailing duty rates and the imposition of Section 232 tariffs, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ Eye on Housing. The average duty rate on …
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Home prices in August grew at the lowest annual rate in over two years, according to the recent release of the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Home Price Index and an analysis from the National Association of Home Builders’ Eye on Housing. …
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The median age of the construction labor force is 42, a year older than a typical worker in the national labor force, according to an analysis of the most recent 2023 American Community Survey from the National Association of Home …
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The number of women working in the construction industry rose to around 1.34 million in 2024, with women representing 11.2% of the construction workforce, according to data released in an Eye on Housing report from the National Association of Home …
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Residential building materials prices rose in August for the fourth consecutive month, reaching the highest level since January 2023, according to the National Association of Home Builders‘ Eye on Housing report. Service prices decreased in August while goods prices slightly …
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Job growth in August slowed as the unemployment rate rose to the highest level in four years, signaling a continued cooling in the U.S. labor market, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Eye on Housing report. The …
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