Friday, October 02, 2015

Public and Private Sector Payroll Jobs: Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama

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By request, here is another update of an earlier post through the September employment report. NOTE: Several readers have asked if I could...

September Employment Report Comments and more Graphs

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This was a disappointing employment report with 142,000 jobs added, and employment gains for July and August were revised down. Also wages...

Reis: Apartment Vacancy Rate increased in Q3 to 4.3%

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Reis reported that the apartment vacancy rate increased in Q3 2015 to 4.3%, up from 4.2% in Q2, and unchanged from 4.3% in Q3 2014. The vac...

September Employment Report: 142,000 Jobs, 5.1% Unemployment Rate

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From the BLS : Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 142,000 in September , and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.1 percent...
Thursday, October 01, 2015

Friday: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

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From the WSJ: Treasury’s Lew Says Congress Must Raise Debt Limit by Nov. 5 The government will run out of money to pay its bills sooner th...

Preview: Employment Report for September

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On Friday at 8:30 AM ET, the BLS will release the employment report for September. The consensus, according to Bloomberg , is for an increa...

U.S. Light Vehicle Sales increased to 18 million annual rate in September

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Based on a WardsAuto estimate, light vehicle sales were at a 18.03 million SAAR in September. That is up almost 10% from September 2014, and...

Reis: Office Vacancy Rate declined in Q3 to 16.5%

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Reis released their Q3 2015 Office Vacancy survey this morning. Reis reported that the office vacancy rate declined to 16.5% in Q3, from 16...

Construction Spending increased 0.7% in August, Up 13.7% YoY

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The Census Bureau reported that overall construction spending increased in August: The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce a...

ISM Manufacturing index decreased to 50.2 in September

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The ISM manufacturing index barely suggested expansion in September. The PMI was at 50.2% in September, down from 51.1% in August. The empl...