Kronospan Luxembourg S.A. in a recent news release announced the successful production of its first panel of particleboard (PB) made […]
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Mortgage Applications Decline – In the Week Ending 28th June 2024
According to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Application Survey (WMAS), for the week ending Friday, June […]
30- & 15-Year Fixed Mortgage Rates Trekked Higher – in the Week Ending 3rd July 2024
Freddie Mac has released its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS) for the week ending Wednesday, July 3, 2024. This week’s […]
ADP® Reports Private Sector Employment Increased but Compensation Growth Slowed in June 2024
According to the ADP® National Employment Report™, released on Wednesday (7-3-24), private sector employment increased by 150,000 jobs in June. […]
Private Sector Job Cuts Declined Further Month-Over-Month but Up Year-Over-Year in June 2024
According to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. (CG&C) Job Cuts Report, released on July 3rd, 2024, U.S.-based employers announced 48,786 […]
US Nonfarm Payroll Increases by 206,000 in June; Unemployment Rises to 4.1%
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Friday (6-07-24), that total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 206,000 in […]
Canadian Employment and Unemployment Data for June 2024
Statistics Canada (StatsCan) reported on Friday (7-5-24), that the Canadian employment was virtually unchanged in June, down 1,400 jobs or […]
Nova Scotia’s Membertou First Nation and Indigenous Services Canada Announced Construction Projects That Includes a New Mass Timber Office Building
On Friday (6-28-24), Membertou First Nation and Indigenous Services Canada announced the construction of a 91,875 square foot office building […]
US Weekly Jobless Claims Increase in the Week Ending June 29th
The advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial unemployment claims was 238,000, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week’s revised level of 234,000.
US Construction Job Openings Flat in May
The number of open construction sector jobs was effectively unchanged at 339,000 in May, the BLS and NAHB reported.