Quikrete Industry Dashboard - (Week 36, 2024)
Here's the latest on unemployment, industry stocks, gas prices and more.
The Week 36 edition of the Quikrete Industry Dashboard shows U.S. average gas prices are down ($3.29) from last month ($3.46). Pain at the pump has eased significantly since last year's nationwide average of $3.82 in early September 2023, per AAA.
Also on the Quikrete Industry Dashboard, the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics' unemployment figures from August 2024 are down slightly (4.2 percent) from July's rate of 4.3 percent. However, the latest numbers are up from Aug. 2023's 3.8 percent.
In stock news, Masco (+36.2 percent), Sherwin-Williams (+35 percent) and Tractor Supply (+27.8 percent) are the highest risers so far in 2024. Builders FirstSource and Home Depot, meanwhile, experienced notable jumps from last month.
