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Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Release: New Residential Construction
Units: Thousands of Units, Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate
Frequency: Monthly
As provided by the Census, start occurs when excavation begins for the footings or foundation of a building. All housing units in a multifamily building are defined as being started when this excavation begins. Beginning with data for September 1992, estimates of housing starts include units in structures being totally rebuilt on an existing foundation.
U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Total Units [HOUST], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/HOUST, .
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release: Employment Situation
Units: Thousands of Persons, Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency: Monthly
Construction employees in the construction sector include: Working supervisors, qualified craft workers, mechanics, apprentices, helpers, laborers, and so forth, engaged in new work, alterations, demolition, repair, maintenance, and the like, whether working at the site of construction or in shops or yards at jobs (such as precutting and preassembling) ordinarily performed by members of the construction trades.
The series comes from the 'Current Employment Statistics (Establishment Survey).'
The source code is: CES2023610001
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, All Employees, Residential Building Construction [CES2023610001], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CES2023610001, .
New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Total Units
Monthly, Not Seasonally AdjustedAll Employees, Residential Building Construction
Monthly, Not Seasonally Adjusted