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MBA Advocacy Update Feb. 7 2022
Three of President Biden’s nominees to serve on the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors faced questioning during their confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee Thursday.
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January Employment Shows Solid 467,000 Gain
For the first time in months, the Employment Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics exceeded expectations: employers added 467,000 jobs in January, despite a surge in Omicron-variant coronavirus cases, BLS reported Friday.
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CBRE: Record Global CRE Investment in 2021
CBRE, Dallas, reported global commercial real estate investment reached a record $1.3 trillion last year, up 55 percent from 2020 and 21 percent from 2019.
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MBA Chart of the Week Feb. 4 2022: Job Openings for Selected Industries
In this week’s MBA Chart of the Week, we updated the JOLTS monthly data series on job openings for selected industries.