Home / Indicators / Single-family building permits vs Average hourly earnings of all employees in United States Single-family building permits vs Average hourly earnings of all employees in United States In 2026, single-family building permits in United States was 894,000; average hourly earnings of all employees was 43.4 USD.
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Single-family building permits
Unit: count · 2 observations
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Single-family building permits Single-family building permits. 2 observations from June 2026 to July 2026, ranging from 872,000 to 894,000. Latest value 894,000 (July 2026).
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872,000
894,000
Single-family building permits Single-family building permits. 2 observations from June 2026 to July 2026, ranging from 872,000 to 894,000. Latest value 894,000 (July 2026).
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872,000
894,000
Single-family building permits Single-family building permits. 2 observations from June 2026 to July 2026, ranging from 872,000 to 894,000. Latest value 894,000 (July 2026).
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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).
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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).
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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).
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Provenance
Where these numbers come from The annual rate of privately-owned single-family housing units authorized by building permits.
2 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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