Total nonfarm employment rose by just 199,000 jobs in December, well below consensus expectations, as employers continued to have trouble filling open positions, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
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November Pending Home Sales Drop 2.2%
Pending home sales slipped in November, as every region saw monthly declines, the National Association of Realtors reported Wednesday.
November New Home Sales Up 12.4% After Sharp October Revision
HUD and the Census Bureau reported November new single-family home sales jumped by 12.4 percent in October—but only after significantly revising down October numbers.
Milder Weather Boosts November Housing Starts
New residential construction benefited from relatively mild November weather, HUD and the Census Bureau reported Thursday.
November Jobs Up by 210,000; Unemployment Rate Falls to 4.2%
The November employment report followed a recent and inconsistent pattern: employment rose in November, although well below expectations, while the unemployment rate fell sharply, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
October Pending Home Sales Up 7.5%
Pending home sales rebounded strongly in October after declining in September, the National Association of Realtors reported Monday.
October New Home Sales Up 0.4%
New home sales in October rose for the second straight month, albeit just slightly, HUD and the Census Bureau reported Wednesday.
Housing Starts Fall 3rd Straight Month
Housing starts fell for the third straight month in October, HUD and the Census Bureau reported Wednesday, although multifamily starts picked up, as did housing permits.
October Employment Bounces Back as Delta Variant Fades
Payroll employment roared back in October after tepid growth the previous two months as the U.S. began to move on from the fading coronavirus Delta variant, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
September Pending Home Sales Dip 2.3%
Pending home sales fell back in September after improving in August, the National Association of Realtors reported Thursday. Each of the four major U.S. regions saw contract activity decline month-over-month and year-over-year, with the Northeast seeing the largest yearly drop.