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The Housing Bubble and the Resulting Impact on Employment Kathryn Byun byun_k@bls.gov. Commonly Cited Data from Current Employment Statistics (CES). 1) Construction Industry Employment: Includes work by the construction industry to satisfy demand other than for structures
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The Housing Bubble and the Resulting Impact on EmploymentKathryn Byunbyun_k@bls.gov
Commonly Cited Data from Current Employment Statistics (CES) 1) Construction Industry Employment: • Includes work by the construction industry to satisfy demand other than for structures • Does not include employment necessary to satisfy intermediate demand (secondary employment)
Commonly Cited Data from the Office of Occupational Statistics (OOS) 2) Employment in Construction Related Occupations: • Includes employment in the occupation that satisfies demand other than for building structures • Overlook occupations outside of construction
OOSEP Methodology Industry Use Table Direct Requirements Total Requirements ä ä Y ä Market Shares ä Make Table Total Requirements ä ä X Commodity Total Requirements Table * Final Demand = Industry Output
OOSEP Methodology cont. • Ind. Ouput / Ind. Empl. Empl. Multiplier • TRT * Emp. Multiplier = Employment Requirements Table • ERT * FD vector = Industry Employment • Industry Employment Vector * Staffing Pattern Matrix = Occupational Employment
Final Demand for Construction (chained 2000 dollars, millions)
Divergence from 1950-95 Trend(chained 2000 dollars, millions)
OOSEP Methodology • Final Demand + Intermediates = Industry Output • Ind. Ouput & Ind. Empl. Employment Requirements Table • ERT * FD vector = Industry Employment
Disclaimer The estimates presented from this point on reflect my research alone and are not the official view of OOSEP or the BLS
Employment in the Residential Construction Industry (CES data) vs. Employment due to Demand for Residential Construction (My data)(Wage and Salary Employment, Thousands)
Could res. trend be shifting up? • More people owning multiple homes • More home owners / Less renters • Replacing a higher percentage of existing structures • Faster population growth (illegal immigration) • More single persons buying homes (higher divorce rate)
Could Nonres. trend be shifting down? • Less need for structures with e-business • Telecommuting • Move from manufacturing to services? • Other reasons?
Industries with Construction Related Employment in 2006 (by major sector)
Residential: industries with biggest gains in employment cont.
Residential: industries with biggest losses in employment cont.
Nonresidential: industries with biggest losses in employment
Nonresidential: industries with biggest losses in employment cont.
Occupational Employment (Indsutry Employment Vector * Staffing Pattern Matrix)