Quikrete Industry Dashboard

Friday brought updates to residential construction and unemployment, both of which showed improvement. Single-family starts showed an impressive 25% increase compared to the prior month, and total starts were up more than 18%. February’s unemployment rate inched down to 3.8%, compared 4.0% in January.

Elsewhere on the Quikrete Industry Dashboard, stocks appeared in all four quadrants of the HBSDealer Stock Roundup, with LOW an TSCO leading the way.