June Employment Rose by 206K Jobs, Unemployment at 4.1%
Washington, DC, July 5, 2024-Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 206,000 in June, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.1%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
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AFT Announces First Woven Fiber Certification Class
Rockwall, TX, July 5, 2024—Advanced Flooring Technology (AFT) has announced the addition of its first woven natural fiber certification class to be held at its Wichita, Kansas facility, August 13 to 15.
Hymmen to Attend IWF Trade Show
Bielefeld, DE, July 5, 2024—Hymmen will attend the International Woodworking Fair (IWF) in Atlanta, Georgia, August 6 to 9.
Trade Deficit Widened by $0.6 Billion in May
Washington, DC, July 3, 2024—The goods and services deficit was $75.1 billion in May, up $0.6 billion from $74.5 billion in April, revised, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced.
Initial Jobless Claims Rose by 4,000 in Week Ending June 29
Washington, DC, July 3, 2024—In the week ending June 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 238,000, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.
Construction Job Openings Rose by 2,000 in May
Washington, DC, July 3, 2024—The construction industry had 339,000 job openings on the last day of May, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.
Orders for Manufactured Goods Declined 0.5% in May
Washington, DC, July 3, 2024—New orders for manufactured goods in May, down following three consecutive monthly increases, decreased $3.0 billion or 0.5% to $583.1 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported. This followed a 0.4% April increase.
Mortgage Applications Declined 2.6% in Week Ending June 28
Washington, DC, July 3, 2024—Mortgage applications decreased 2.6% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Applications Survey for the week ending June 28, 2024.
Job Openings Rose to 8.1 Million in May
Washington, DC, July 2, 2024-The number of job openings rose to 8.1 million on the last business day of May from a downwardly revised 7.91 million in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Developer Spending $275M Renovating TX Plaza to Attract Luxury Retailers
New York, NY, July 2, 2024-"A Texas developer is spending $275 million on one of America’s oldest shopping centers, betting that he can tap in to booming demand for luxury goods by overhauling the more than century-old Kansas City, Mo., property,” reports the Wall Street Journal.