Sentences with phrase «jobless rate in»

Newer loans are benefiting from rising property prices, tighter underwriting requirements and the lowest jobless rate in seven years, while mortgages originated before the real estate bust are still moving through foreclosure.

The state's jobless rate in April was 4.6 percent, according to the state Department of Labor, the lowest level since before the recession.

The jobless rate in metropolitan Chicago dropped in April to 4.0 percent, the lowest rate since the metro area was expanded in 1990, the Illinois Department of Employment Security said.

The seasonally adjusted jobless rate in the United Kingdom declined to 4.3 percent in the June - August quarter, the lowest since 1975 and slipping from close to 5 percent from the period a year earlier, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which published the data on October 18, 2017.

The seasonally adjusted jobless rate in the United Kingdom declined to 4.3 percent in the June - August quarter, the lowest since 1975 and slipping from close to 5 percent from the period a year earlier, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS)

It also found the program actually increased jobless rates in B.C. and Alberta., which Kenney calls home.

New figures released by the state Department of Labor shows that Rockland's unemployment rate of 4 percent puts Rockland among the 10 lowest jobless rates in New York.

We tick the significant boxes: Brandenburg Gate, which had been boxed in by the Berlin Wall; Checkpoint Charlie, the best - known crossing point between East and West Berlin; Unter den Linden, an elegant boulevard, and Karl - Marx - Allee, a street lined in socialist - style residential blocks; Charlottenburg Wilmersdorf, a western town with a palace and an Olympic stadium, and Prenzlau, an eastern town with one of the highest jobless rates in the country; and Glienicker Bridge in Potsdam, where commies and capitalists used to swap spies.

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It can mask weakness in the market if there are large numbers of discouraged workers, as in the U.S. which now has a lower jobless rate than Canada despite a poor job creation record.

That suggests ongoing job growth in an economy many regard as near full employment, with the jobless rate at a 17 - year low of 4.1 percent.

Though the rebound in growth over the past couple of years has seen unemployment across the bloc fall, the jobless rate remains elevated at 8.5 percent.

Also, notwithstanding a silly fiscal policy and the ongoing political impasse, the U.S. economy has some very good things going for it now, as even king of doom, Nouriel Roubini, couldn't help but note: the Fed is going to stick to its asset - buying regime for the foreseeable future, providing a monetary protein shake the recovery still very much needs; the housing rebound is well on its way, which is helping Americans rebuild their wealth and is boosting employment in many states with high jobless rates; and the shale oil and gas revolution continues to power investment, job creation and revenue growth.

The first allows those claiming Employment Insurance to earn extra income on top of their benefits, and the other inflates benefits for claimants in regions with high jobless rates.

The world's largest economy made an important leap toward sustainable recovery in January, when the jobless rate dropped below 9 %.

Note that Alberta's jobless rate has been higher than Ontario's in only one month since 1990 (June 1994).»

Over the last 12 months the jobless rate has fallen in 22 European countries.

Even if the labour market kept adding 215,000 new net jobs a month, though, it would take until the end of 2017 for the jobless rate to drop to 6 %, TD economist Martin Schwerdtfeger noted in a brief today.

When Bernanke's taper talk caused long - term interest rates to rise much faster than the Fed intended, one of the ways in which the central banks sought to allay market fears was to stress that it would keep short - term rates steady until the jobless rate had reached at least 6.5 %.

In Southwestern Ontario, Windsor was again the big loser last month with its jobless rate jumping to 11.5 %.

Even the modest strides the economy has taken in lowering the jobless rate aren't coming from more people finding jobs and earning pay cheques.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Friday that the U.S. economy added 80,000 jobs in June, leaving the jobless rate unchanged at 8.2 %, disappointing analysts and driving the stock market downward even though the data showed that all of the new jobs came from the private sector.

The interview is a response to last week's announcement that the Fed was embarking on a third round of quantitative easing that will continue until the economy reaches an unspecified target in the jobless rate.

The jobless rate was 8.3 % in February 2009 when the Recovery Act passed.

A version of this article appears in print on December 3, 2011, on Page A1 of the New York edition with the headline: Jobless Rate Dips To Lowest Level For Last 2 Years.

And now there's a new challenge: Canada's inflation is rising at the fastest pace in seven years, while at the same time, the jobless rate is at the lowest in four decades and the expansion is running up against capacity.

In the first regular monthly numbers using surveys, Beijing reported a 5.1 pct jobless rate.

Economists expect the pace of recovery quickened a bit in the second quarter but not by enough to put steady downward pressure on the jobless rate.

The central bank also maintained that it continued to expect some pickup in the pace of the business recovery over the coming quarters, but that it anticipated the jobless rate would decline only gradually toward the levels that the FOMC judges to be consistent with its dual mandate to foster maximum employment and price stability.

Economist Jessica Hinds at Capital Economics said there is «still plenty of slack in the labor market» with high jobless rates of 16.1 percent in Spain, 10.9 percent in Italy and 8.9 percent in France.

The U.S. jobless rate was 4.1 percent, the lowest in 17 years.

The fall in the rate came as number of jobless fell by 141,000 to 13.9 million.

Japan's market is aided by a slight decrease in the jobless rate and a pickup in industrial production.

In December, officials softened the link, saying they would keep rates near zero «well past» the point when the jobless rate falls to 6.5 %.

There was better news on unemployment, with the region's jobless rate dropping further in October to 8.8 %.

Bank of Montreal chief economist Douglas Porter said that bank appears very patient, with little appetite to move in January despite the near - record low jobless rate.

The jobless rate recorded 8.5 % in February, matching expectations, down from 8.6 % in January and 9.5 % in the same month of the previous year

«It isn't out of the realm of possibilities that we could see a jobless rate as low as 3.5 percent, last seen in 1969 when the Beatles were still cranking out hits,» he said.

Meanwhile, Spain announced Tuesday that the number of people registered as unemployed dropped for a fourth consecutive month in June - but the country has a long way to go to bring its jobless rate down to normal levels.

You'll often hear about a horrible jobs number and then get an update that the jobless rate hasn't budged, or in some cases, actually improved.

Among the factors that could cause actual results and outcomes to differ materially from those contained in such forward - looking statements are the following: macro-economic conditions (including fluctuations in housing prices, oil markets, jobless rates and other indicators), credit market changes and constraints, foreign currency fluctuation, the company's ability to manage its property portfolio, the impact of labor markets, failure to effectively manage costs or achieve anticipated expense and cost reductions, and disruptions in our supply chain or information technology systems.

The unemployment rate in Giles County, where Pulaski is located, was 4.5 per cent at the end of September, just under both the state and national jobless rates of 4.6 per cent.

If SPC Ardmona closes, there are fears up to 3000 jobs will go, driving up unemployment in an area already struggling with a high jobless rate.

Despite the slight rise in greater Chicago's jobless rate, which was not adjusted for seasonal factors, the number of jobs in the nine - county area grew by 11,000 in November, to 4.15 million, the state agency said.

Youth unemployment also soared in this quarter, with 991,000 16 - 24 year olds now out of work, making the jobless rate hit a record high of 21.3 % among this age group.

The release showed the jobless rate for the state's 15 metro areas in November 2016 and November 2017, the latest data released by the department.

Disillusionment with what was once called «the Project» is almost total in the face of grinding austerity, a double - dip recession that has already lasted 18 months and a jobless rate of 12.2 % and rising.

Rockland County Executive Ed Day has visited a local businesses that demonstrates how Rockland's improved economy is helping firms grow and keeps the county's jobless rate among the lowest in the state.

In 2012, the jobless rate for July hit a peak of 7.8 percent, the highest for the month in the past two decadeIn 2012, the jobless rate for July hit a peak of 7.8 percent, the highest for the month in the past two decadein the past two decades.

Although it reveals some volatility over the last 2 decades in the jobless rate for early - career scientists, the rate remains very low.

Palm Beach County's jobless rate hit a rock - bottom 3.3 percent in April, state economists said Friday.