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Economic Snapshot: Unemployment holds at 5.1 percent
The unemployment rate decline slowed a bit this month, remaining relatively unchanged at 5.1 percent. Employment situation Total nonfarm private…
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Economic Snapshot: Final estimate reports GDP increased 3.9 percent in second quarter
The final estimate from the Bureau of Economic Analysis for second quarter gross domestic product is in, reporting a 3.9…
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Economic Snapshot: New home sales up over 20 percent year-over-year
This week we are looking at new and existing home sales data, both of which are up year-over-year, even if…
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Economic Snapshot: Builder confidence at highest level in 10 years
The housing market certainly looks positive this week, at least from a builder’s perspective. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells…
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Economic Snapshot: Unemployment rate dips to 5.1 percent
Employment gains continue to increase slowly month-by-month but are still moving in the right direction. This month, unemployment dipped marginally after…
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Economic Snapshot: Canadian economy enters recession
The Canadian economy shrank in the second quarter, putting the country in a recession for the first time since the…
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Economic Snapshot: Second estimate of Q2 GDP reports 3.7 percent increase
After an advance estimate of 2.3 percent, the Bureau of Economic Analysis is reporting real gross domestic product in the…
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Economic Snapshot: Builder confidence reaches record highs for second consecutive month
The Housing Market Index once again reached levels we haven’t seen in nearly a decade, which hopefully means good news…
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Economic Snapshot: Unemployment rate remains unchanged at 5.3 percent
The unemployment rate remained unchanged this month but is down almost a percentage point over the past 12 months. In…
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Economic Snapshot: ADP employment adds 185,000 jobs in July
Private sector employment has returned to trends we saw earlier this year, with job growth dropping below 200,000 in July.…
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