The housing recovery is expected to remain strong in the new year, driven by economic growth and an
improving employment picture, economists say.
While the overall job losses from the drought come primarily in contract farm labor, the overall
employment picture for the state is better, with an overall employment increase of 2 percent last year, according to the Employment Development Department.
First, as the
overall employment picture improves in the U.S., restaurant operators will wind up competing with other employers to attract and retain top tier talent.
With 4,700 jobs gained over the first eleven months of 2015, Tucson's
employment picture continued to under - perform relative to the state and nation, primarily due to fiscal drag.
The government's monthly jobs report on Friday, while more subdued than in recent months, still pointed to a
healthy employment picture.
Lower down - payment requirements from government - sponsored enterprises, rising rents and a
brighter employment picture are persuading more Americans to become homeowners.
While the
July employment picture was encouraging, it is too soon to see it as a signal of a meaningful pickup in economic growth or in consumer outlook for the overall economy.
And good news is expected in the all -
important employment picture: NAR Research estimates payroll jobs will grow by 2 million this year and 2.6 million next year.
With an improving national economic and
employment picture lifting all boats, the unemployment rate for Arizona and the Tucson metro area followed suit.
The economy added 146,000 jobs during November, as Hurricane Sandy's disruptions to the
national employment picture proved to be minimal.
Bolstered by that end - of - the - month push — and the underlying currents of low gas prices and a slowly
improving employment picture — U.S. auto sales surged in November.
Lending for U.S. commercial real estate will probably decline in 2003, due to a slowing economy that has hobbled corporate spending as well as a
poor employment picture, according to Douglas Duncan, chief economist of the Mortgage Bankers Association of America, speaking at the recent Mortgage Bankers Association annual conference in San Diego.
And because of a
healthy employment picture and stock market, consumers still have the financial wherewithal to buy the big - ticket items such as homes and automobiles.
Fed Chair Janet Yellen says
the employment picture is improving faster than expected.
Well, let me then ask you a little bit about
the employment picture, because it is, as you said, low unemployment.
The employment situation summary, released by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, gives a comprehensive view of the nation's
employment picture.
Food Stamp recipients are up 42 percent in the last seven years, which demonstrates how
the employment picture is distorted.
As consumers continue to benefit from improvements in
the employment picture, plus additional savings as a result of lower energy costs, this should lead to rising consumer confidence and spending, which will help to spur economic growth.
The Fed is fairly happy with economic performance, but would like
the employment picture to be better.
Economic growth has accelerated and
the employment picture is much improved.
Conservatives will likely point out that there isn't much evidence in this month's numbers that government cuts are worsening
the employment picture, as government employment remained steady.
The national numbers portray an improving
employment picture, but the count of hundreds at a Wednesday job fair in Niagara Falls shows a gloomier, more desperate reality.
«A long way to go» However there have been warnings warn that despite today's figures,
the employment picture is still dire.
But
the employment picture in mathematics is not nearly so rosy.
With another 2500 graduating with advanced degrees this year,
the employment picture remains grim.
«This may be signaling
an employment picture for 2016 that is similar to the gains 2015 where people with disabilities actually outpaced their peers without disabilities.»
While
the employment picture brightens in the United States, more than one billion people with disabilities worldwide continue to face challenges as they strive for inclusion in their communities, according to today's National Trends in Disability Employment — Monthly Update (nTIDE), issued by Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability (UNH - IOD).
«Moreover, our monthly analyses of data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics show little change in
the employment picture for people with disabilities.
Meant to celebrate innovation and entrepreneurial can - do spirit, Quirky instead eerily reflects the vapidity of the American economy and
employment picture, where ideas trump labor and success is measured by top - level paydays instead of actual toil.
If you didn't consider
the employment picture, or for some reason you have a lot of student loan debt right now and you're wondering, is there such thing as student loan forgiveness?
In 2013, Marin's
employment picture has improved further with unemployment falling from 5.6 % in January to an even 5 % in August.
But if
the employment picture worsens, and Canadians become more financially stretched, then some consumer - focused companies could suffer.
If I was optimistic about the economy,
the employment picture, the debt, the deficit, the dollar etc..
Buy a policy that won't change if
your employment picture does and take whatever they might offer at work for free.
The employment picture is looking strong as 40 per cent of employers plan to increase their permanent headcount in 2014 and 60 per cent will hire on temporary and contract employees.
But then Republicans made progress on a $ 1.5 trillion tax bill, while
the employment picture continued to brighten, and the U.S. economy grew at a solid clip over the last six months of the year.
Office space will be the biggest beneficiary of the improved
employment picture, with vacancies expected to drop by more than 1 percentage point.
«Newer vintage mortgage loans have been performing at this level for the last few years, but a combination of factors such as the funneling of bad mortgage loans through the foreclosure process, an improvement in
the employment picture and an uptick in housing prices were needed to get back to normal.»
With attention focused on extraordinarily tight inventories that have restricted sales during the past six months, marketshare of non-distressed homes are at their highest level since August 2008, a sign of strengthening demand from buyers realizing their time has come to act before prices increase further due to a slowly improving
employment picture and greater consumer confidence.
One reason for optimism about the D.C. multifamily market stems from
its employment picture.
Jack Pearce, Broker / Partner of RE / MAX Valley Valley Real Estate said, «With the expiration of the Tax Credit, we can only hope that the momentum it started will be carried forward by low interest rates - just a little over five percent April 23rd, the most affordable market «price-wise» in decades, and real signs that
the employment picture in the Valley is improving.»