The unemployment rate increased in February for the first time since last summer, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. But it remains low by historical standards at 3.9%.
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U.S. Economy Adds 353,000 Jobs in January
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 353,000 in January, with the unemployment rate flat at 3.7%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Feb. 2.
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Inflation Increases Slightly in December
The headline inflation rate increased modestly during December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday.
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Job Market Grows by 216,000 in December
The job market held steady in December, with growth in payrolls of 216,000 and the unemployment rate unchanged at 3.7%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
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Jobs Increase in November, Unemployment Rate at 3.7%
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 199,000 in November, and the unemployment rate now sits at 3.7%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
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New Home Sales Dip From September
New single‐family home sales fell 5.6% in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 679,000, the Census Bureau reported Monday.
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Pending Home Sales Shrink
Pending home sales shrunk 2.7% in May the National Association of Realtors reported Thursday.
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Ksenia Potapov from First American: Millennials, Walking Around Like They Own the Place
Amid the roller coaster housing market of the past few years, National Homeownership Month presents an opportunity to examine a fundamental driver of homeownership and housing demand: demographics.
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Ksenia Potapov from First American: Millennials, Walking Around Like They Own the Place
Amid the roller coaster housing market of the past few years, National Homeownership Month presents an opportunity to examine a fundamental driver of homeownership and housing demand: demographics.
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Ksenia Potapov from First American: Millennials, Walking Around Like They Own the Place
Amid the roller coaster housing market of the past few years, National Homeownership Month presents an opportunity to examine a fundamental driver of homeownership and housing demand: demographics.