Manufacturing Growth Slows with World Economy.
Jobless Claims (week ended September 26, 2015)
– Initial Claims (seasonally adjusted) 277,000, an increase of 10,000 from previous
– Initial Claims unadjusted 215,483 a decrease of 3,856 from previous
– 4-week Moving Average (seasonally adjusted) 270,750, a decrease of 1,000 from previous.
Challenger Job-Cut Report (September 2015)
– Announced Layoffs 58,877. Previous was 41,186
PMI Manufacturing Index (September 2015)
– level 53.1. Previous was 53.0
ISM Manufacturing Index (September 2015)
– Level 53.6. Previous was 56.0.
Growing but at a slower rate.
Construction Spending (August 2015)
– Construction Spending month/month +0.7%
– Construction Spending year/year 13.7%