Tag Archives: Employment

The headline numbers were lower than expected for the latest Employment Situation from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The report contained a bright spot, however, in hourly wage gains. How will wage growth affect housing going forward?

The headline numbers in the latest Employment Situation from the Bureau of Labor Statistics were positive, but the report contained its negative points—leaving analysts to speculate what the effect of the data will be for housing.

The underlying components of the NAHB/First American Leading Markets Index varied greatly, indicating that the nation's economic and housing markets are not quite back up to "normal."

Will the latest BLS Employment Summary deter the Fed from raising the short-term interest rates this year? Not likely, but it contains news that is both positive and negative for the housing market.

The August jobs report from the BLS fell short of expectations, leaving analysts to wonder whether or not the widely-forecasted September rate hike by the Fed will still happen.

The headline number for the June jobs report—287,000 jobs created—was impressive, especially compared to May's dismal showing. But areas that are critical for housing, such as wage growth, still need work.

June’s employment situation from the Bureau of Labor Statistics fared substantially better than May's. But it may not have any positive effects on the housing market, one economist cautioned.

Job gains were solid and the labor force participation rate reached a 15-month high in February's Employment Summary from the BLS. But the news was not all positive.

The labor market was the strong point of the U.S. economy in the last quarter of 2015, with an average of 284,000 jobs added in the last three months of the year.

While it may be too early to declare a trend, what will it mean if these two central measures of the economy continue on the paths they’ve taken the last two years?