Unemployment Rate at 3.8% The unemployment rate at 3.8% is a fresh low for the US economy, which added 678,000 jobs in February, continuing at an impressive pace. The labor force participation rate ticked higher, but the jobs market continues to tighten with the unemployment rate falling. Chicago Business Barometer Weakened for the First Time [...]
Manufacturing Sector Expanded in April and Overall Economy Grew We begin this week’s economic news with the release of the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) Report on Business for the Month of April 2017: Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in April and the overall economy grew for the 95th consecutive month, say the [...]
Hope you all had a very nice Thanksgiving holiday... The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey Reports Texas Manufacturing Increased Again It reports Texas factory activity increased for the second month in a row in November after exhibiting weakness in the first three quarters. (A glimmer of hope for oil and gas???) [...]
