Jobs Reports

Over the last 6 months, the regional economy has been moving at a slower rate than the overall US economy. Our Unemployment Rate is tracking along with these slight reductions in Statewide GDP. The Unemployment rate for May 2017 came in at 4.2%, up, from April at 3.9%. The primary factor to the jump in the Unemployment Rate can be related to a statewide workforce participation rate of 6...

The March 2017 Jobs Report came out and the numbers were below the expectations of many experts and analysts. With 98,000 jobs created in March, many experts believe that weather across the country was a significant factor in the lower than average monthly numbers. There were some positives and we go over those in our monthly Jobs Report video. Below is our recap of the March 2017 Jobs Report. ...

Below is our recap of the first full Jobs Report of this new presidential administration. In February, we saw some encouraging news about where we think the employment market is heading. With construction leading the way in job creation and other notable trends, it's worth two minutes of your time to check out our latest jobs report video.  

We saw the first Jobs Report of the year this past week and by all indications, it was a positive report. The US created 227,000 jobs in January and the unemployment rate stayed pretty much unchanged. There were some surprises in the report and we outline those in our monthly Jobs Report video below. Take just a couple minutes to view our recap.  

Whenever you look at data, especially when you are examining the monthly Jobs Report it's all about placing those numbers in context. While this past Friday's Jobs Report for September 2016 showed gains of 156,000 jobs for the month, we also saw that we have seen the average job gains for the past three months at 192,000. Once again we saw the service industry take the lead in job growth. Profe...

July was a great month for Job Growth. Over 255,000 jobs were created during July. And, over 18, 000 jobs were added to both June and May in an upward revision. Check out our quick video recap of the July 2016 Jobs Report.  

This week we recap the latest Jobs Report. Before Labor Day, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) issued their monthly overview of the jobs market. While it was below estimates, the trend in this county and region continue upward. On average, the US economy is creating over 200,000 jobs per month this year. And the numbers for June and July were revised up to add 44,000 more jobs. View our late...