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Arlington, VA, May 3, 2018—Construction employment increased in 245 out of 358 metro areas between March 2017 and March 2018, declined in 67 and stagnated in 46, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America.
Atlanta, GA, May 3, 2018—For Q2 2018, Beazer Homes reported a homebuilding revenue increase of 4.6%, on a 2.2% increase in home closings to 1,266 and a 2.3% increase in average selling price to $348,400.
Washington, DC, May 3, 2018— The goods and services deficit was $49.0 billion in March, down $8.8 billion from $57.7 billion in February, revised, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Tempe, AZ, May 3, 2018—April's Non-Manufacturing Index (NMI) registered 56.8%, which is 2 percentage points lower than the March reading of 58.8%, say the nation’s purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.
Washington, DC, May 3, 2018—Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased 0.7% during the first quarter of 2018, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, as output increased 2.8% and hours worked increased 2.1%.
Las Vegas, NV, May 3, 2018—HD Expo kicked off yesterday in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Chicago, IL, May 3, 2018—Job cuts announced by U.S.-based employers fell 40.2% in April to 36,081, the second lowest monthly total for the year, according to a report released by global outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.
Portsmouth, NH, May 3, 2018—The U.S. construction pipeline kicked off the first quarter of 2018 with 5,255 projects/636,174 rooms, up 4% by projects and 6% by rooms year-over-year (YOY), according to analysts at Lodging Econometrics (LE).
New York, NY, May 2, 2018—Mohawk and Shaw were both included on Forbes magazine’s 2018 list of America’s Best Employers.
Toano, VA, May 2, 2018—Lumber Liquidators reported that net sales for Q1 2018 rose 5.4% year over year.