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Washington, DC, December 9, 2024--October 2024 sales of merchant wholesalers were $675.1 billion, down 0.1% from the revised September level but were up 0.9% from the revised October 2023 level, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Ann Arbor, MI, December 6, 2024—Consumer sentiment rose 3.1% to 74.0 from 71.8 in early November, according to preliminary results from the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers.
Washington, DC, December 6, 2024—Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 227,000 in November, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.2%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Carlstadt, NJ, December 6, 2024—Pantone has named Mocha Mousse the 2025 color of the year.
Washington, DC, December 6, 2024—The construction industry added 10,000 jobs on net in November, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has risen by 211,000 jobs, an increase of 2.6%.
London, UK, December 5, 2024-Cyncly, a global provider of software and content solutions, has agreed to purchase Broadlume, a provider of digital marketing, visualization and business management software focused on the flooring business.
Baltimore, MD, December 5, 2024—L. Fishman & Son, the holding company owning Fishman Flooring Solutions, a distributor of flooring and flooring installation supplies, has purchased WJ Grosvenor, a distributor of flooring supplies, tools, and accessories in the Northeast U.S.
Washington, DC, December 5, 2024— The goods and services deficit was $73.8 billion in October, down $10.0 billion from $83.8 billion in September, revised, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Washington, DC, December 5, 2024—In the week ending November 30, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 224,000, an increase of 9,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.
Washington, DC, December 4, 2024—The construction industry had 249,000 job openings on the last day of October, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.