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Labor Market Keeps Momentum With All Eyes on Inflation

June 3rd, 2022
Adding a better-than-expected 390,000 jobs in May, the U.S. labor economy continues a blazing stretch of pandemic-recovery growth with overall unemployment holding at 3.6%, as most observers remain laser-focused on the Fed and a path toward balanced inflation and normalized...

Job Gains Exceed Expectations, Shrugging Off Recession Fears

July 8th, 2022
A strong labor market showed no sign of slowing last month as the country added 372,000 jobs in June, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, beating most analysts’ expectations and increasing the odds that the...

Economy Expands in May—Where Does Housing Stand?

June 4th, 2018
The economy in May remained on a soaring streak, with a lift in jobs and the lowest unemployment in years. The expansion is a help for the housing market, but is it enough to relieve supply woes? According to Lawrence...

How ‘Free’ Is Your State?

July 2nd, 2017
How “free” is your state? A recent study conducted by WalletHub identifies the most and least “independent” states based on health- and wealth-related dependencies in five categories: “consumer finances,” such as credit scores and emergency savings; “government,” or federal funding;...

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