News in end use

Nonfarm private sector employment increased by 103,000 jobs in November, and annual pay was up 5.6% year-over-year, according to the ADP® National Employment Report™.

The construction labor market remained active and tight in October, according to NAHB analysis of Census Bureau data.

The number of commercial mortgage delinquencies increased for the third consecutive quarter in Q3, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported.

As of the last business day in October, the number of job openings declined to 8.7 million, a loss of 617,000 job openings. The job opening rate decreased by 0.3 percentage points to 5.3%.

At a seasonally adjusted annual pace of $884 billion, total private residential construction spending was 0.7% higher year-over-year, according to the Census Bureau and NAHB.

Ontario small businesses missed out on over $16 billion (CAD) in revenue opportunities in 2022 because they had to turn away contracts or sales due to a labor shortage, according to a report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business reviewed by Ontario Construction News.

Total construction spending during October was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,027.1 billion, 0.6% above the revised September estimate.

The typical US homebuyer’s monthly mortgage payment during the four-week period ending November 26th was $2,575, down from $2,739 last month, Redfin reported.

Canadian employment was little changed in November, with 25,000, or 0.1%, new jobs created. This is the second consecutive month of little change.

The National Association of Realtors Pending Homes Sales Index declined 1.5% in October from September to a reading of 71.4. Year-over-year, pending homes sales declined 8.5%.