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NAHB Chairman's Letter: Mental Health and Worker Well-Being

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NAHB Chairman's Letter: Mental Health and Worker Well-Being. The NAHB has been leading the charge on mental health and well-being and recently teamed up with experts to help transform the often-stigmatized nature of mental illness among construction workers. Chuck Fowke, NAHB 2021 Chairman. Tue, 05/04/2021 - 09:19.

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Housing Starts Slumped in November Despite Retreating Mortgage Rates

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Housing Starts Slumped in November Despite Retreating Mortgage Rates. Mortgage rates fell slightly throughout November, but despite a gradual improvement in housing affordability, new housing starts and building permits posted monthly declines. November housing starts fell 0.5% Wed, 12/21/2022 - 10:47.

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How the Construction Industry Is Rethinking Workforce Development

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based organization dedicated to addressing the construction worker shortage, she wondered about the root causes of the housing industry’s skilled worker shortage. Based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics analyzed by NAHB Economics, the construction industry as a whole needs a net gain of about 2.4 But the task is monumental.

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HBI President Ed Brady’s Call to Action to Solve the Construction Industry’s Labor Shortage

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Brady talks about the Home Builders Institute’s action plan for tackling the housing industry’s chronic shortage of skilled labor. NAHB Chairman’s Message: Helping Home Builders Grow Their Businesses and Keep the U.S. 2022 Housing Forecast: Opportunities and Challenges. NAHB Launches Diversity Compact to Expand Opportunities.

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100+ Construction Industry Statistics

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million new housing units planned annually in the U.S. — Eye On Housing ] | Click to Tweet. Construction industry is unionized. NAHB ] | Click to Tweet. Industry needs to build 13,000 buildings each day between now and 2050 to support an expected population of 7 billion people living in cities. up from 583,000 in 2009.