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Canadian Housing Starts Up Modestly in September

According to the latest report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) the trend, which measures a six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted rate of housing starts, was 214,647 units in September, up from 212,609 units in August 2020.

August Construction Job Openings Decline

A closer look into the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), with an eye towards the construction sector, reveals that the August open position count declined in step with the overall declines being reported in the JOLTS report for the month.