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Washington, DC, November 5, 2021-Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 531,000 in October, and the unemployment rate edged down by 0.2 percentage point to 4.6%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Lancaster, PA, November 5, 2021-Ecore has achieved zero waste environmental claim validations from Underwriters Laboratories (UL) for two of its manufacturing facilities.
Richmond, VA, November 4, 2021-Lumber Liquidators/LL Flooring announced Q3 2021 net sales of $282.2 million, a decrease of 4.6% compared to Q3 2020’s $295.8. Double-digit growth in pro and services sales partially offset a decrease in DIY sales.
Dallas, TX, November 3, 2021-Artisan Design Group (ADG), a portfolio company of The Sterling Group, has acquired Accents & Interiors (A&I). Headquartered in Woodinville, Washington, A&I is a provider of flooring and solid surfaces in the Northwestern United States.
Washington, DC, November 4, 2021—In the week ending October 30, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 269,000, a decrease of 14,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.
Solon, OH, November 4, 2021—Tarkett has announced it is repositioning its residential business through new branding and added resources to better align to the needs of its residential customer base.
Washington, DC, November 4, 2021—Nonfarm business sector labor productivity decreased 5.0% in Q3 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, as output increased 1.7% and hours worked increased 7.0%.
New York, NY, November 4, 2021—A critical, often-overlooked link in the supply chain is emerging as a stubborn choke point in the freight-backlog mess: trucking, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Washington, DC, November 4, 2021—The goods and services deficit was $80.9 billion in September, up $8.1 billion from $72.8 billion in August, revised, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced.
Washington, DC, November 3, 2021-New orders for manufactured goods in September, up sixteen of the last seventeen months, increased $1.3 billion or 0.2% to $515.9 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported.