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Happy Labor Day

Posted at "Real" Real Estate by Matt Thomas

Sep. 1, 2008

Tagged with: labor day, nar, national association of realtors, realtor

Labor Day, the first Monday of each September, is observed in both the United States and Canada to recognize working people for their contribution to society.

I'd never taken the time to really research statistics on my occupation until today, but I found several stats that I thought were interesting:

according to the National Assn of Realtors, there are 1,257,491 realtors in the US
the highest NAR membership was 1,370,758 in October 2006
membership in NAR has doubled since the mid 1990's

I couldn't find any stats on the # of builders, lenders, investors, etc, but the real estate industry employs a large # working-age citizens in the US, without question.

On this Labor Day, even in this slower-than-normal market, I'm proud to be a Realtor ... and more importantly, I'm thankful to live in a country where I have the opportunity to work and provide for my family.

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