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Economy Watch: Retail Gains Jobs, Construction Loses Them
In reporting a net gain of 146,000 jobs in November, the Bureau of Labor Statistics also noted that some industries hired quite a bit, while others saw job losses.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: Some Job Growth
Some job growth, but still only talk about the fiscal cliff.
Economy Watch: November Employment Gains Roughly Average
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday that the U.S. economy created 146,000 jobs in November. Since the beginning of this year, employment growth has averaged 151,000 per month, about the same as the average monthly job gain in 2011, which was 153,000.
Economy Watch: ADP Says Sandy Put Dint in Hiring
Automatic Data Processing, which prepares hiring numbers in cooperation with Moody’s Analytics every month, said that the U.S. private sector created 118,000 jobs in November, a drop from the 157,000 the company reported in October.
Economy Watch: Home Prices Continue Upward Trajectory
CoreLogic reported on Tuesday that U.S. home prices were up 6.3 percent year-over-year in October.
Economy Watch: Construction Spending Edges Up in October
Spending on private construction came in at an annualized rate of $592.1 billion, 1.6 percent above September’s total of $582.7 billion.
Economy Watch: Sandy Put Dent in Incomes, Spending
U.S. personal income, which had been edging upward in recent months, stayed essentially flat in October, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: Mostly Good News—If You Ignore the Fiscal Cliff
Mostly good news, if you ignore the fiscal cliff—and there’s no real news about that yet anyway.
Economy Watch: GDP Expands More Than Thought
The Bureau of Economic Analysis revised its estimate of real U.S. GDP to an annualized 2.7 percent in the third quarter, compared with the initial estimate of 2 percent.
Economy Watch: Fed Says Growth at “Measured Pace”
The Federal Reserve released the latest Beige Book and for the moment, the central bank isn’t characterizing the U.S. economic as experiencing “moderate” or “modest” growth.