Tag: construction
Construction still recovering from the housing bust
Last week, the Census Bureau released the 2016 County Business Patterns (CBP) report. The report shows that housing construction employment and the number of...
BLS data show churn in construction jobs
On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its report on job openings and labor turnover for February. As reported elsewhere, the headline...
Pump up the volume
Apartment completions in the 150 largest U.S. metros spiked at 395,775 units in 2017, a volume that beats the 2016 level by a significant...
The U.S. apartment boom, measured in construction cranes
Sightseers in Chicago should keep their eyes open for cranes—the towering, metal kind.
The Windy City has more cranes for residential projects currently dotting its...
Hopeful signs remain for housing
At first glance, the June housing starts report appeared to be negative, with activity declining 5.0 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of...
