Sentences with phrase «jobless rate of»

The jobless rate of 4.60 % and a job growth of 2.74 % are a people - pleaser along with the much renewed downtown, too.

With a COL 12 % (88) lower than the country's normal score; a jobless rate of 3.40; and a job growth of 0.64 %, Omaha doesn't fall far from the top.

Further, with a jobless rate of 4.40 % and a job growth of 0.70 %, accepting a job offer in Des Moines will be a wise decision.

A recent article on Forbes had so many saddening statistics about the jobless rate of college students and the worthlessness of their degrees that I actually couldn't finish reading it.

In the same way, its jobless rate of 3.30 % and job growth of 6.13 % help this city make it to the top five.

While the nation's unemployment rate climbed to an alarming 9.5 percent this month, it still pales in comparison to Camden, N.J.'s most recent jobless rate of 18 percent.

The trend is encouraging, but the number is still way above the national jobless rate of 5.4 percent.»

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.

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 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.

Not exact matches

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.

And the improved job market will continue to push the jobless rate down to 5.4 percent by the end of next year, according to the latest forecast from the National Association for Business Economics (NABE).

That insight, as obvious as it may seem, conflicts with the Fed's policy of raising interest rates preemptively, even as inflation continues to undershoot its target, essentially on concerns that a 17 - year - low 4.1 % jobless rate may already be beyond what officials consider «full employment.»

Economists doubt the jobless rate can fall that low again without touching off inflation, as employers are forced to offer higher pay to attract workers from a dwindling supply of unemployed.

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.

The good news here is that the Federal Reserve has pegged its target interest rate to the unemployment rate, saying late last year that rates won't rise until the share of the jobless has fallen to 6.5 % (it is now 7.6 %).

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 %.

-- The pace of job growth over the past 3, 6, and 12 months is around 190,000 - 200,000, a strong trend that should put downward pressure on the jobless rate.

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.

For the past six months, the jobless rate has held at 4.1 % while payrolls are up an average of 211,000 per month, on net.

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.

Meanwhile the mainstream financial press has been arguing that the virtue of «jobless recoveries» is even higher rates of profitability for corporations.

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.

Moreover, the low jobless rate is finally delivering some long - missing bargaining clout to middle - and lower - wage workers, and the last thing those workers need is to fight against the headwinds of higher interest rates.

They also saw the jobless rate falling to 3.6 per cent by the end of 2019, further below their 4.5 per cent estimate of unemployment's long - run sustainable rate.

The jobless rate plummeted to a nine - year low of 4.6 percent.

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.

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

The jobless rate probably held at a six - year low of 5.9 percent, the survey showed.

They also saw the jobless rate falling to 3.6 percent by the end of 2019, further below their 4.5 percent estimate of unemployment's long - run sustainable rate.

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.

Because the decline is being driven by unusual labor - force flows — aging workers retiring, the lure of government disability payments, discouraged workers and other factors — the jobless rate is a perplexing indicator of job - market slack and vigor.

Outlook for Japanese markets Data out of Japan today: household spending, jobless rate and retail sales — impact on the markets?

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

Back then, the market worried over issues such as the start and speed of Fed tapering, discussions of the timing of a rate increase, and an improving jobless claims number.

«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.

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.

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.

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.

None of the jobless rates are adjusted for seasonal factors.

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.

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.

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

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.