United States Building Permits

Last Release

Mar 31, 2025

Actual

1,482

Units In

Thousand

1,459

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

N/A

Time to Release

N/A

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
2,419 Dec 1972	513 Mar 2009	1,371.87 Thousand	1960-2025	U.S. Census Bureau

Building Permits refer to the approvals given by a local jurisdictions before the construction of a new or existing building can legally occur. Not all areas of the United States require a permit for construction.

Latest Updates

Building permits in the United States rose by 1.6% to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 1.482 million in March 2025, above market expectations of 1.45 million, according to a preliminary estimate. Permits for buildings with five or more units jumped by 10.1% to an annualized rate of 445 thousand, while single-family permits decreased by 2% to 978 thousand. Across different US regions, there were increases in permits in the Northeast (4.3% to 121 thousand), the South (3% to 830 thousand) and the West (5.8% to 312 thousand), while decreases were seen in the Midwest (-9.5% to 219 thousand).