The economy created 248,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate fell to 5.9 percent, propelling all three major indexes to gain over one percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained +1.24 percent, +208.64 points, to land at 17,009.69, while the Nasdaq advanced +1.03 percent, +45.42 points to close at 4,475.62. The S&P 500 gained +1.12 percent, +21.73 points to finish at 1,967.90, as CNNMoney informs MHProNews. Meanwhile, the Manufactured Housing Composite lost -0.53 percent, closing at 575.00, and stocks we track closed mixed or even. Cavco Industries Inc. (CVCO) nudged up the most of stocks we follow, +2.44 percent, +1.68 points, to close at $70.60. Liberty Homes plummeted -25.00 percent, the most of tracked stocks, -0.25, to end the week at $0.75. Affiliated Managers Group $198.77 +1.98 (+1.01%). Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) –parent company to Clayton Homes, 21st, Mortgage, Vanderbilt Mortgage and other factory built housing industry suppliers – $208,750 +2,500.00 (+1.21%). Deer Valley Corp. $0.65 0.00 (0.00%). Drew Industries, Inc. 42.91 +0.17 (+0.40%). Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS) $42.71 +0.10 (+0.23%). Killam Properties (KMP.TO) $10.32 +0.04 (+0.39%). Louisiana Pacific Corp. (LPX) $13.48 -0.11 (-0.81%). Nobility Homes (NOBH) $10.55 0.05 (0.48%). Patrick Industries (PATK) 43.00 +0.35 (+0.84%). Skyline Corp. 3.77 -0.16 (-4.07%). Sun Communities, Inc. 50.90 -0.43 (-0.84%). Third Avenue Value Fund (Oct. 3) $59.13 -0.21 (-0.35%) UMH Properties, Inc. (UMH) $9.58 +0.05 (+0.52%). Universal Forest Products, Inc (UFPI) 43.19 +0.32 (+0.75%). ##
