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The State Unemployment Rate Trajectory
Why localized unemployment numbers are important.
National 22 July 2015 20:32 -
Case-Shiller Shows Smaller Home Price Rises; Consumers Peppier in July
The latest S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices are following a pattern of slower increases. The Consumer Confidence Index improved once again in July.
National 30 July 2014 13:19 -
Smart Pads
When it comes to apartments, how much technology is too much?
National 13 February 2014 19:36 -
No Jobs Numbers for September, but Non-Manufacturing Activity Up; Treasury Warns Against Default
There was no jobs report today, but state-reported unemployment claims hit a six-year four-week average low. The ISM measured an increase in non-manufacturing business. And the Treasury Department made dire predictions about what would happen if the U.S. were to default on its sovereign debt.
National 04 October 2013 13:45 -
Lenders Ease Standards (a Bit) in 2Q; Non-Manufacturing Activity Up in June
Domestic banks are claiming to have eased their lending standards, and have experienced stronger demand for loans over the past three months. And economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector—in which most people work—grew for the 43rd consecutive month in July.
National 06 August 2013 14:14 -
Employment Disappoints in a Big Way; Income, Consumption Rise in April
Only 69,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy in May and the unemployment rate rose to 8.2 percent. Public-sector jobs are in a long-term decline, thanks to shrinking tax revenues, affecting state and local governments more harshly than the federal sector. But real personal income rose slightly in May, gaining 0.2 percent.
National 04 June 2012 12:50 -
Job Growth, Stocks Fared Poorly in May; GDP Weaker than Thought
The U.S. economy added only 69,000 jobs in May, which wasn't enough to keep up with population growth. And the GDP only reached an annualized growth of 1.9 percent in the first quarter, not even the 2.2 percent previously estimated. Stocks, too, took a tumble: The major indices fell about 6 percent last month.
National 01 June 2012 12:23