Here is another update of tracking employment during Presidential terms. We frequently use Presidential terms as time markers - we could use Speaker of the...
From the Department of Commerce reported: The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that...
The November ISM Non-manufacturing index was at 55.9%, down from 57.4% in November. The employment index increased in December to 56.3%, from 55.3%. Note: Above...
The headline jobs number was below consensus expectations at 148 thousand, probably somewhat due to weather (snow) during the reference week in December (Weather was...
From the BLS: Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 148,000 in December, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of...
My December Employment PreviewGoldman: December Payrolls PreviewFriday:• At 8:30 AM, Employment Report for December. The consensus is for an increase of 190,000 non-farm payroll jobs...
Towards the end of each year I collect some housing forecasts for the following year.The table below shows several forecasts for 2018:From Fannie Mae: Housing Forecast:...
A few brief excerpts from a note by Goldman Sachs economist Spencer Hill:We estimate that nonfarm payrolls increased 175k in December, somewhat below consensus of...