Tag: unemployment
Multifamily jobs markets see gains in September
The latest Employment Situation Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics stated that both residential construction jobs and apartment operations jobs were up for...
Infographic: Down the rabbit hole
Getting to the bottom of an artificial labor market 3 million unemployed U.S. persons New jobless claims rise even after many states opt out...
Multifamily jobs markets mixed in May
The latest Employment Situation Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that jobs categories of interest to builders and operators of multifamily housing...
Fannie Mae forecasts higher near-term growth
Fannie Mae recently issued its May forecasts for the economy and for housing. They show slightly higher growth in 2021 and much higher multifamily...
Fannie Mae forecasts higher near-term growth
Fannie Mae issued its February forecasts for the economy and for housing. They predict slightly higher growth in 2021 but slightly lower growth in...
Nothing but the truth
Those who create their own reality make me suspicious. Truth is a closely held belief. I've known that for sometime. Which is why in times...
Generation debtor
A perfect storm of rising tuition costs, and youth unemployment and underemployment, has meant many millennials are saddled with unwieldy student loans that they’re...
Values begin at home
The economy and standard of living can be affected by decisions made decades ago, forces outside the control of the state's government and administrators,...
Stop passing over the long-term unemployed
Hiring has picked up, but not for the longterm unemployed, those out of work for more than more than 26 weeks. We'll get a...
Time is not on the side of the unemployed
In recent months, employers have stepped up hiring, layoffs have slowed and the unemployment rate has begun to fall more quickly. But the rosier...
The long view on unemployment
In an interview with ABC News, Bernanke said in March that he is sleeping better these days because the U.S. financial system looks stronger,...
Freakanomics and the Great Recession
A large part of the problem is that banks are skittish about offering loans to anyone other than those with immaculate credit and rock...
Want to create jobs? Think like job creators.
On the other hand, some 250,000 new jobs were created last month - albeit many are temporary government census takers. Republicans and Democrats now agree...
