Sentences with phrase «low employment gains»

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«That is because the weekly earnings gains enjoyed by low - wage workers who remain employed is considerably bigger than the weekly earnings lost as a result of lower employment.»

The Labor Department's monthly employment report, due Friday, is projected to show payroll gains slowed to a still - solid 185,000 in March and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4 percent, which would be a 17 - year low.

Generally this suggests about the same low level of layoffs in April as for the previous eight months (employment gains averaged 253,000 per month over that period).

Productivity gains have been weak, the participation rate (meaning the percentage of the labor force in employment) declined to 62.6 % in June — the lowest level since 1977 — and hourly wage growth was flat in the same month.

But Wednesday's report, which was done for mortgage insurer Genworth Canada, argues that the market will not sink too low, and will be propped up in part by population growth and modest employment gains.

Although there have been significant gains in employment, most of the high paying jobs that were once available in manufacturing during the height of the Auto Pact have been replaced by precarious service industry jobs with much lower rates of pay.

Even as U.S. employment gains reduce joblessness to the lowest since 2008, the lack of consistent wage growth may undermine the Fed, upending conventional wisdom once more.

Healthcare hiring rebounded in April with 19,500 jobs added to the industry, a big lift over March in concert with a solid national jobs gain for the month.The healthcare industry again was among the top national jobs generators in a month that saw the U.S. economy create 211,000 jobs.That drove the national unemployment rate to a 10 - year low of 4.4 %, a figure that represents full employment.

«Hiring in sectors like retail and hospitality fueled a lot of the job growth, which allowed a lot of low or moderately skilled people to gain employment,» Shearer said.

The bill, presented on Friday, would make government financial aid and low - interest loans available to illegal immigrants in an effort to provide them better opportunities to gain employment.

However, capital gain rates are lower than the tax rates imposed on ordinary income, such as employment wages and interest.

If the loan amount is lower than buyers were anticipating, it's a good indication that they should wait to buy while improving credit scores, paying off debts or gaining longer - term, higher - paying employment.

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the spouse derives a significant portion of income from dividends, capital gains or other sources that are taxed at a lower rate than employment or business income or that are exempt from tax; and

Many people in this role progress within a company through advancement, moving up from lower level management occupations, but there are still many opportunities to gain employment from outside organizations.

With employment among young people at its lowest levels since the 1950s, these youth are veering toward chronic unemployment as adults and failing to gain the skills employers need in the 21st century.

«Steady employment gains, slowly rising incomes and lower mortgage rates generated sustained buyer interest all summer long, but unfortunately, not more home sales,» says Lawrence Yun, chief economist at NAR.

«Steady employment gains, slowly rising incomes and lower mortgage rates generated sustained buyer interest all summer long, but unfortunately, not more home sales,» he said.

«Current slowdowns in shipments of building materials and remodeling contractor employment trends, as well as restrictive consumer lending environments, are lowering remodeler sentiment and could keep spending gains in the mid-single digit range moving forward.»

Lawrence Yun talks about the things affecting home sales: low mortgage rates, employment gains, inflation, gasoline prices, and low inventory.

«Despite some global financial instability with regards to the U.S. housing market, Canada continues to experience robust employment levels, ongoing income gains and low mortgage rates,» says Bob Dugan, chief economist for CMHC.

Since the low point of industry employment following the Great Recession, residential construction has gained 631,000 positions.

In a pre-recorded conversation with RAHB CEO Ross Godsoe, Bacher noted that low interest rates, low unemployment figures, positive employment gains and a low inflation rate, among other factors, bode well for the coming year.