Figure 2. Index of labor hours in single-family and multifamily new housing construction, 1987–2016 (base year 1987 = 100)
Year Single-family new housing construction Multifamily new housing construction

1987

100.00 100.00

1988

103.02 98.89

1989

102.36 92.94

1990

100.24 85.54

1991

89.30 71.21

1992

87.94 65.83

1993

92.85 69.63

1994

99.66 74.71

1995

100.08 75.31

1996

104.61 78.38

1997

108.46 82.44

1998

115.90 88.39

1999

128.79 97.45

2000

134.76 102.51

2001

133.74 104.36

2002

139.81 111.75

2003

140.80 108.54

2004

148.47 106.35

2005

155.56 110.25

2006

169.88 109.31

2007

153.69 95.03

2008

124.81 87.16

2009

98.88 71.71

2010

86.72 60.58

2011

80.93 56.49

2012

79.10 52.99

2013

84.88 59.23

2014

93.24 70.12

2015

97.08 70.58

2016

101.32 77.15

Note: Recession periods as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research are July 1990 to March 1991, March 2001 to November 2001, and December 2007 to June 2009.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.