Jon Boys
@jonathanboys.bsky.social
Research lead / Construction economist at Core Five
I made a gif to show the cyclical nature of construction (and the hyper cyclical nature of housebuilding)
October 21, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I made a gif to show the cyclical nature of construction (and the hyper cyclical nature of housebuilding)
Reposted by Jon Boys
Wanna see a crazy chart? Of course you do.
Spending on constructing datacenters and manufacturing facilities for computers & electronic products in the US now exceeds the entire retail and wholesale industry and almost as much as the rest of the office and manufacturing sectors combined.
Spending on constructing datacenters and manufacturing facilities for computers & electronic products in the US now exceeds the entire retail and wholesale industry and almost as much as the rest of the office and manufacturing sectors combined.
August 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Wanna see a crazy chart? Of course you do.
Spending on constructing datacenters and manufacturing facilities for computers & electronic products in the US now exceeds the entire retail and wholesale industry and almost as much as the rest of the office and manufacturing sectors combined.
Spending on constructing datacenters and manufacturing facilities for computers & electronic products in the US now exceeds the entire retail and wholesale industry and almost as much as the rest of the office and manufacturing sectors combined.
1/n. Construction labour market stats update from today's ONS release. There are 366,000 fewer workers in construction now, than at the pre-pandemic peak in 2019. This represents a 15.1% fall in workforce numbers.
November 12, 2024 at 10:55 AM
1/n. Construction labour market stats update from today's ONS release. There are 366,000 fewer workers in construction now, than at the pre-pandemic peak in 2019. This represents a 15.1% fall in workforce numbers.
This morning I looked at the labour market stats and what they mean for construction.The construction labour market is getting tighter while the rest of the labour market loosens. 1/n
October 15, 2024 at 10:28 AM
This morning I looked at the labour market stats and what they mean for construction.The construction labour market is getting tighter while the rest of the labour market loosens. 1/n
I have a new job in construction. I'll try to post here occasionally. First, an animated chart showing the dramatic change in housing tenure over 20 years. Gov want to build 1.5m homes and developers are catering to the increasingly large cohort of renters too with a growing build to rent market.
September 27, 2024 at 12:00 PM
I have a new job in construction. I'll try to post here occasionally. First, an animated chart showing the dramatic change in housing tenure over 20 years. Gov want to build 1.5m homes and developers are catering to the increasingly large cohort of renters too with a growing build to rent market.