Economy watchers who became accustomed to seeing monthly U.S. job gains near or above 200,000 were probably blindsided by the Labor Department’s report that 98,000 jobs were added in March — the fewest since last May.
The U.S. economy added 98,000 jobs in February and the nation’s unemployment rate fell to 4.5 percent.
BoatUS government affairs vice president Chris Edmonston highlighted the importance of public access to public land and waters.
Americans are earning more money, but they weren’t doing a lot of mid-winter spending, and one reason may have been that income tax refund checks from Uncle Sam were slow to arrive.
The Conference Board said today that its Consumer Confidence Index rose sharply in March.
German and Austrian companies operating in North Carolina are having no trouble fielding a 21st-century workforce.
The U.S. housing market continues to show signs of a robust 2017, a development that dovetails nicely with recent monthly surveys that show consumer confidence is at a high level.
BoatUS said boat owners should be aware that the Trump administration’s proposed federal budget cuts could affect boating safety.
An ‘unprecedented’ political division looms behind otherwise positive yardsticks, economists say
The calendar was crowded last week with reports on everything from retail sales and housing starts to inflation and interest rates, but two reports released Friday were among the best snapshots so far of the economy two months into the new Trump administration.
Economy watchers who became accustomed to seeing monthly U.S. job gains near or above 200,000 were probably blindsided by the Labor Department’s report that 98,000 jobs were added in March — the fewest since last May.
The U.S. economy added 98,000 jobs in February and the nation’s unemployment rate fell to 4.5 percent.
BoatUS government affairs vice president Chris Edmonston highlighted the importance of public access to public land and waters.
Americans are earning more money, but they weren’t doing a lot of mid-winter spending, and one reason may have been that income tax refund checks from Uncle Sam were slow to arrive.
The Conference Board said today that its Consumer Confidence Index rose sharply in March.
German and Austrian companies operating in North Carolina are having no trouble fielding a 21st-century workforce.
The U.S. housing market continues to show signs of a robust 2017, a development that dovetails nicely with recent monthly surveys that show consumer confidence is at a high level.
BoatUS said boat owners should be aware that the Trump administration’s proposed federal budget cuts could affect boating safety.
An ‘unprecedented’ political division looms behind otherwise positive yardsticks, economists say
The calendar was crowded last week with reports on everything from retail sales and housing starts to inflation and interest rates, but two reports released Friday were among the best snapshots so far of the economy two months into the new Trump administration.
