Tag: unemployment
Fed foresees only one rate cut in 2024
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) met this week and decided to keep interest rates unchanged. The Fed forecast that interest rates will end 2024 higher...
Employment growth accelerates in May
The Employment Situation Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported higher than expected overall employment growth in May. However, employment levels in...
Strong rise in employment in March
The Employment Situation Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics stated that March employment levels all 4 of the multifamily-related job categories we track...
Fed raises rate forecast for 2025
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) met this week and decided to keep the Fed Funds rate unchanged. However, the Federal Reserve’s updated forecasts for...
Property management jobs grow as construction jobs stall in February
The Employment Situation Report for February from the Bureau of Labor Statistics stated that employment in property management rose while residential construction employment fell...
The tyranny of the Phillips Curve
Repeat after me, class: Growth does not cause inflation. Write it on the blackboard 100 times. For decades, the economics profession has been trying to...
Fed backs off higher for longer
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) met this week and decided to keep the Fed Funds rate unchanged. However, the Federal Reserve’s updated forecasts for...
BLS reports solid employment growth
The October Employment Situation Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics stated that employment growth was positive for the month in all 4 multifamily-related...
Fed projects interest rates will stay high longer
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) met this week and decided to keep interest rates unchanged. However, the Federal Reserve’s updated forecasts for key economic...
Fed signals higher interest rates ahead
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) met this week and decided to keep interest rates unchanged. However, the Federal Reserve’s updated forecasts for key...
Mixed employment picture in April
The Employment Situation Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics stated that apartment operations employment fell slightly while residential construction employment rose overall in...
Construction employment falls in March
The Employment Situation Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics stated that apartment operations employment rose while residential construction employment fell in the latest...
Housing starts forecasts rise
Fannie Mae’s February economic and housing forecasts predict a higher number of multifamily starts in 2023 and 2024 than did last month’s forecast. The...
Fed forecasts higher interest rates, slower growth ahead
While the big news coming out of the recent meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) was their decision to raise the Fed...
Rising employment reported for multifamily
The Employment Situation Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics stated that employment in both residential construction and in apartment operations edged higher in...