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Economic Snapshot: Private-sector employment adds 214,000 jobs
Several segments of the ADP Employment Report reported increases in February. However, manufacturing jobs continue to drop. ADP employment report…
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Economic Snapshot: Existing home sales up 11.0 percent from 2015
Existing home sales saw a modest increase this month but saw double-digit gains year-over-year. However, new home sales fell this…
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Economic Snapshot: Small dips in housing starts, builder confidence
Though builder confidence and housing starts are marginally lower than the previous month, all signs still point to healthy growth…
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Economic Snapshot: Number of quits at eight-year high
While unemployment and the number of job openings remained relatively flat this month, the number of quits was at its…
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Economic Snapshot: Manufacturing sector contracts for fourth consecutive month
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in January for the fourth consecutive month, while the overall economy grew for…
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Economic Snapshot: Double-digit gains in existing and new home sales
Existing and new home sales both posted double-digit gains this month, with solid growth year-over-year. Existing home sales Total existing-home…
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Economic Snapshot: Housing starts up 10.8 percent from 2014
The housing market continues to steadily grow into 2016. An estimated 1,111,200 housing units were started in 2015, 10.8 percent…
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Economic Snapshot: Employment gains remain stagnant
Both the unemployment rate and the number of job openings have remained essentially unchanged month-over-month, and yearly gains are starting…
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Economic Snapshot: Large employment gains mark the end of 2015
Private-sector employment increased by 257,000 jobs from November to December. This is the highest number of jobs added since December…
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Consumer confidence improves in December
The Consumer Confidence Index improved nearly 4 points to 96.5 in December, up from the moderate decline to 92.6 in…
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