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Schedule for Week of March 16, 2025

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Any number below 50 indicates that more builders view sales conditions as poor than good. 10:00 AM: State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) for January 2025 -- Tuesday, March 18th -- 8:30 AM: Housing Starts for February. The consensus is for a reading of -2.0, down from 5.7. 10:00 AM: The March NAHB homebuilder survey.

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Fed's Beige Book: "Economic activity increased slightly to moderately"

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Fed's Beige Book Economic activity increased slightly to moderately across the twelve Federal Reserve Districts in late November and December. Manufacturing decreased slightly on net, and a number of Districts said manufacturers were stockpiling inventories in anticipation of higher tariffs. Vehicle sales grew modestly.

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Comments on March Employment Report

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The headline jobs number in the March employment report was above expectations, however, January and February payrolls were revised down by 48,000 combined. Part Time for Economic Reasons From the BLS report : " The number of people employed part time for economic reasons, at 4.8 million, changed little in March.

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AIA: Architecture Billings "End the year on a weak note"

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The ABI score is a leading economic indicator of construction activity, providing an approximately nine-to-twelve-month glimpse into the future of nonresidential construction spending activity. The score is derived from a monthly survey of architecture firms that measures the change in the number of services provided to clients.

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Comments on January Employment Report

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The headline jobs number in the January employment report was below expectations, however, November and December payrolls were revised up by 100,000 combined. Part Time for Economic Reasons From the BLS report : " The number of people employed part time for economic reasons, at 4.5 million, changed little in January.

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1st Look at Local Housing Markets in March

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This was before the recent surge in economic uncertainty and stock market volatility that might impact existing home sales. Important: There were the same number of working days in March 2025 (21) as in March 2024 (21). This was an increase from the average rate for homes that closed in February.

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Comments on February Employment Report

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The headline jobs number in the February employment report was slightly below expectations, and December and January payrolls were revised down by 2,000 combined. Part Time for Economic Reasons From the BLS report : " The number of people employed part time for economic reasons increased by 460,000 to 4.9 million from 4.48

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