Sentences with phrase «improving labor market conditions»

Consumers seem to have gotten out of their summer rut due in large part to improving labor market conditions and improving attitudes toward employment prospects and future income.

Consumer confidence increased in response to improving labor market conditions.

Despite the unemployment rate dropping to 8.2 percent, the lowest rate in more than three years, it is not indicative of improving labor market conditions, as the rate was driven by a substantial decline in the labor force.

«Rising equity markets, improving labor market conditions, rising home values and relative stability in Washington has consumers feeling more optimistic as we turn the corner into 2014,» said Lindsey Piegza, chief economist at Sterne Agee.

Indicators suggest slightly improved labor market conditions this month.

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With an energy - related rebound in inflation fading, signs of improving economic conditions need to be put into perspective, as the output gap across the region as a whole remains large, and so does the slack in its labor market.

With an energy - related rebound in inflation fading, signs of improving economic conditions need to be put into perspective — despite the strong performance of Germany, the bloc's largest economy — as the output gap across the region as a whole remains large, and so does the slack in its labor market.

Economic growth is further supported by steadily improving labor conditions, expanding credit creation, significantly de-leveraged consumers and corporate balance sheets, and even signs of an improving housing market and modest inflationary pressures.

[U] nderpinned by an improving labor market, better household balance sheets, favorable financial conditions, a healthier housing market as household formation gradually returns to levels that are more closely aligned with demographic factors, higher nonresidential investment as firms finally upgrade aging capital stock, and a smaller fiscal drag.

Labor market conditions have improved further, with strong job gains and a lower unemployment rate.

Labor market conditions have improved in recent months; the unemployment rate has declined but remains elevated.

Labor market conditions improved, with the unemployment rate declining further.

The Committee expects that, with appropriate policy accommodation, economic activity will expand at a moderate pace and labor market conditions will continue to improve gradually, moving toward those the Committee judges consistent with its dual mandate.

«Concerns about business conditions and the labor market are casting a dark cloud over consumers that is not likely to lift until the job market improves,» said Lynn Franco, director of the Conference Board's consumer research center, in a statement.

Fannie economists point to several positives in the housing recovery's favor: Low gasoline prices, stronger labor market conditions, rising household net worth, improving consumer and business confidence, and reduced fiscal headwinds.

Importantly, labor market conditions continued to improve with nonfarm payroll job growth increasing nearly 250,000 across many industries, including construction.