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MBA Chart of the Week: Monthly Payroll Growth and Unemployment Rate
The economy added a record 4.8 million jobs to nonfarm payrolls in June, bringing the cumulative increase in May and June to one-third of the sharp decreases in March and April. Similarly, the June unemployment rate, at 11.1%, was down 3.6% from its high in April, and labor force participation jumped by 0.7% to 61.5% (1.9% below its pre-coronavirus level in February). However, we are not yet out of the woods.
MBA Chart of the Week: Monthly Payroll Growth and Unemployment Rate
The economy added a record 4.8 million jobs to nonfarm payrolls in June, bringing the cumulative increase in May and June to one-third of the sharp decreases in March and April. Similarly, the June unemployment rate, at 11.1%, was down 3.6% from its high in April, and labor force participation jumped by 0.7% to 61.5% (1.9% below its pre-coronavirus level in February). However, we are not yet out of the woods.
June Jobs Up Nearly 5 Million; Unemployment Rate Drops; New Claims at 1.4 Million
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported total nonfarm payroll employment jumped by 4.8 million in June, as easing of coronavirus restrictions brought back more workers who had been laid off earlier this spring.
MBA: Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Dips to 8.47%
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey reported loans now in forbearance decreased by 1 basis point to 8.47%of servicers’ portfolio volume as of June 21, a slight decrease from 8.48% the week before. MBA now estimates 4.2 million homeowners are in forbearance plans.
MBA: Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Dips to 8.47%
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey reported loans now in forbearance decreased by 1 basis point to 8.47%of servicers’ portfolio volume as of June 21, a slight decrease from 8.48% the week before. MBA now estimates 4.2 million homeowners are in forbearance plans.
May Existing Home Sales Down Nearly 10%–But Analysts See Upside
Existing home sales fell by nearly 10 percent in May from April—the third consecutive monthly decline in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak—the National Association of Realtors reported yesterday. But analysts saw positive signals despite the drop, as first-time buyer and Millennial demand showed signs of intensifying.
MBA: Shares of Loans in Forbearance Falls to 8.48%
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey showed loans now in forbearance decreased – for the first time since the survey’s inception in March – from 8.55% of servicers’ portfolio volume in the prior week to 8.48% as of June 14.
MBA: Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Falls to 8.48%
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey showed loans now in forbearance decreased – for the first time since the survey’s inception in March – from 8.55% of servicers’ portfolio volume in the prior week to 8.48% as of June 14.
May Housing Starts Post Modest Increase
HUD and the Census Bureau yesterday reported May housing starts improved by 4.3 percent, stopping a two-month freefall in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.