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Washington, DC, January 8, 2025—Economic growth withstood inflation, high interest rates and other challenges in 2024 and should continue to show strength in 2025, National Retail Federation chief economist Jack Kleinhenz said.
Washington, DC, January 8, 2025—The construction industry had just 276,000 job openings on the last day of November 2024, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.
Washington, DC, January 8, 2025—Mortgage applications decreased 3.7% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending January 3, 2025.
Washington, DC, January 8, 2025—In the week ending January 4, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 201,000, a decrease of 10,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 211,000, according to the Department of Labor.
Washington, DC, January 7, 2024—The goods and services deficit was $78.2 billion in November, up $4.6 billion from $73.6 billion in October, revised, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Atlanta, GA, January 7, 2025-Allen Stein, 90, former Shaw executive, died December 31, 2024.
La Grange, GA, January 7, 2025-Versatrim, a supplier of moldings to the resilient flooring sector, has joined the Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI) as a supply chain associate member.
Washington, DC, January 7, 2025—The number of job openings was little changed at 8.1 million on the last business day of November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Chattanooga, TN, January 6, 2025-Don Mercer, 80, former Mohawk executive, died January 4.
Washington, DC, January 6, 2025-- New orders for manufactured goods in November, down three of the last four months, decreased $2.1 billion or 0.4% to $586.1 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported. This followed a 0.5% October increase.