| | | Jan 06, 2023 / The Right News Right When It Happens | | Top Story | | | | Employment Up By 233,000 Jobs in Dec., Unemployment Inched Down | | Washington, DC, January 6, 2023—Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 223,000 in December, and the unemployment rate edged down to 3.5%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. | | |
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| | Today's Flooring News | | | | Construction Contractors' Optimism Declines in 2023 | | Washington, DC, January 6, 2023—Construction contractors are less optimistic about many private-sector segments than they were a year ago, but their expectations for the public sector market have remained relatively bullish, according to survey results released by the Associated General Contractors of America and Sage. | | |
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| | | | Orders for Manufactured Goods Declined 1.8% in November | | Washington, DC, January 6, 2023—New orders for manufactured goods in November, down following three consecutive monthly increases, decreased $9.8 billion or 1.8% to $543.3 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported. This followed a 0.4% October increase. | | |
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| | | | Shaw Flooring Network to Offer Virtual Option for January Convention | | Dalton, GA, January 6, 2023—Shaw Industries has announced, for the first time ever, a virtual option for attending its 2023 Shaw Flooring Network (SFN) Convention. | | |
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| | | The Business of Pets Is Booming | | New York, NY, January 6, 2023-About 23 million households have brought pets home since the pandemic began, reports the Wall Street Journal. | | |
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| | | Mohawk Exec James Chilcoff Moves to Arcadia | | Calhoun, GA, January 6, 2023-James Chilcoff, formerly president of wood and laminate, has left Mohawk Industries to serve as president of DMC Global’s building products business, Arcadia. | | |
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