Home / Indicators / Building permits vs Average hourly earnings of all employees in United States Building permits vs Average hourly earnings of all employees in United States In 2026, building permits in United States was 1,443,000; average hourly earnings of all employees was 43.4 USD.
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Building permits
Unit: count · 2 observations
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Building permits Building permits. 2 observations from June 2026 to July 2026, ranging from 1,374,000 to 1,443,000. Latest value 1,443,000 (July 2026).
0
300,000
600,000
900,000
1.2M
1.5M
5 Apr
8 Apr
15 Apr
22 Apr
29 Apr
8 May
15 May
22 May
29 May
5 Jun
15 Jun
22 Jun
29 Jun
Apr 2026
1,374,000
1,443,000
Building permits Building permits. 2 observations from June 2026 to July 2026, ranging from 1,374,000 to 1,443,000. Latest value 1,443,000 (July 2026).
0
500,000
1M
1.5M
8 Apr
15 Apr
22 Apr
29 Apr
6 May
15 May
22 May
29 May
5 Jun
15 Jun
22 Jun
29 Jun
1,374,000
1,443,000
Building permits Building permits. 2 observations from June 2026 to July 2026, ranging from 1,374,000 to 1,443,000. Latest value 1,443,000 (July 2026).
0
500,000
1M
1.5M
8 Apr
29 Apr
22 May
8 Jun
29 Jun
1,374,000
1,443,000
View the underlying data Average hourly earnings of all employees
Unit: USD · 4 observations
Line chart Estimates are listed as such in the table below
Average hourly earnings of all employees Average hourly earnings of all employees. 4 observations from April 2026 to July 2026, ranging from 43.4 USD to 43.9 USD. Latest value 43.9 USD (July 2026).
USD
0
10
20
30
40
50
5 Apr
8 Apr
15 Apr
22 Apr
6 May
15 May
22 May
5 Jun
8 Jun
15 Jun
22 Jun
29 Jun
Apr 2026
May 2026
Jun 2026
43.5
43.9
Average hourly earnings of all employees Average hourly earnings of all employees. 4 observations from April 2026 to July 2026, ranging from 43.4 USD to 43.9 USD. Latest value 43.9 USD (July 2026).
USD
0
10
20
30
40
50
5 Apr
15 Apr
22 Apr
8 May
15 May
22 May
8 Jun
15 Jun
22 Jun
29 Jun
May 2026
Jun 2026
43.5
43.9
Average hourly earnings of all employees Average hourly earnings of all employees. 4 observations from April 2026 to July 2026, ranging from 43.4 USD to 43.9 USD. Latest value 43.9 USD (July 2026).
USD
0
10
20
30
40
50
5 Apr
22 Jun
May 2026
Jun 2026
43.5
43.9
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Provenance
Where these numbers come from The seasonally adjusted annual rate of privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits.
3 observations in United States · source
organisations: Census Bureau
Mean hourly wage rate earned by all employees in the industry.
4 observations in United States · source
organisations: BLS
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