There is no doubt the U.S. economy is still in a fragile state. A wave of commodity driven inflation spurned by the increasing cost of […]
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Job Search Not Easy for Laid-off Public Sector Workers in New Jersey
In late April of this year, 125 Paterson cops joined thousands of state and local employees in New Jersey to receive pink slips in the […]
Tight credit keeps buyers from cheap homes
In the aftermath of a housing crisis built on easy credit, today’s tighter credit standards are widely accepted. But just how fine a comb lenders […]
The Economic Toll of the Japan Crisis
The disaster in Japan has caused immeasurable human toll but as more numbers from March and April are released, its economic impact may prove less […]
Construction Industry Growth Looks to be a Year Away
There have been signs pointing to the construction industry – one of the last industries to recover after the recession – finally starting to grow […]
Wired to Hire
Last week’s April jobs report surprised economists and capped three consecutive months of the strongest job growth the country has seen in years. Unfortunately, the […]
Private Sector Hirings Fuel Job Growth
The United States economy added more jobs than expected as the willingness of consumers to spend fostered private sector job growth. The month of April […]
Unemployment Will Remain Steady as Jobseekers Grow but Remain Untrained
Tomorrow’s Bureau of Labor Statistics report will show that unemployment remains at 8.8 percent according to most economists. This ends the steady decrease of jobless […]
Rising Weekly Claims Rattled Investors Today: all eyes on tomorrow’s April jobs report
Today’s initial claims report did not influence tomorrow’s jobs report. It came after the survey week related to the current population survey. Unfortunately, it came […]
Auto Sales Will Dip in April, Perhaps Beyond
This year’s brisk first quarter auto sales will show signs of slowing when April numbers are released early next week, experts say. “It’s nothing too […]