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Home building rebound fuels job growth
Construction workers, trades and other industries related to home building are basking in a surge of new housing starts that has added thousands of jobs in the Lower Mainland.
Metro Vancouver has recorded 12,584 home starts so far this year – nearly double what was admittedly a dismal 2009 in the depths of the recession.
This year`s new home construction is estimated to support 35,235 full-time jobs, according to Greater Vancouver Home Builders` Association CEO Peter Simpson.
That`s at 22,000 more jobs than the industry generated in 2009, he said.
"Everybody`s hiring," Simpson said. "Not just on site, but at the manufacturing facilities that produce windows, doors, flooring and the other things that go into a home."
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Construction workers, trades and other industries related to home building are basking in a surge of new housing starts that has added thousands of jobs in the Lower Mainland.
Metro Vancouver has recorded 12,584 home starts so far this year – nearly double what was admittedly a dismal 2009 in the depths of the recession.
This year`s new home construction is estimated to support 35,235 full-time jobs, according to Greater Vancouver Home Builders` Association CEO Peter Simpson.
That`s at 22,000 more jobs than the industry generated in 2009, he said.
"Everybody`s hiring," Simpson said. "Not just on site, but at the manufacturing facilities that produce windows, doors, flooring and the other things that go into a home."
Read the full article here.