Tag: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Rising employment reported for apartment operations
The October Employment Situation Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics stated that employment in apartment operations jobs rose while employment in residential construction...
Job openings rebound in September
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLT) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said that the number of job openings rose in...
Have construction materials price rises peaked?
The September producer price index (PPI) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) stated that construction materials prices fell 0.4 percent in the...
Weak report on construction employment in September
The latest Employment Situation Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics stated that employment in apartment operations jobs was higher in September than reported...
Multifamily job openings rise in August despite overall openings plunge
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLT) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said that the number of job openings fell in...
BLS looks at housing leases
In October 2020, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) added two questions about housing leases to the survey used to determine the consumer price...
Construction materials price gains accelerate
The August producer price index (PPI) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) stated that construction materials prices were up 0.4 percent in...
Mixed employment report in August
The latest Employment Situation Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics said that employment in residential construction jobs was higher than in the prior...
Job openings rebound in July
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLT) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said that the number of job openings rose in...
Construction materials price rises moderate in July
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its producer price index (PPI) report for July 2022. It stated that construction materials prices were up...
Multifamily jobs reported higher in July
The latest Employment Situation Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics stated that employment in both apartment operations jobs and residential construction jobs was...
Job openings down again in June
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLT) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said that the number of job openings declined in...
Construction materials prices higher despite lumber price drop
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its producer price index report for June 2022. It stated that construction materials prices were up 0.3...
Inflation puts multifamily wages under pressure
The wage data the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released along with its employment situation report show that hourly wage growth for three categories...
Mixed report on multifamily jobs in June
The latest Employment Situation Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics stated that employment in apartment operations jobs grew during the month while residential...