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U.S. Outlook: Signs of healing in the jobs market

Category: Economic Outlook | Published: 07/11/14 | Print

Category: Economic Outlook
Published: 07/11/14

Chief Economist

The latest details on job openings, layoffs, and people quitting are positive signs of an improving employment picture.

Tags: economy, Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen, job openings, jobs, labor market, layoffs, quits, Scott Anderson

Category: Economic Outlook | Published: 07/03/14 | Print

Category: Economic Outlook
Published: 07/03/14

Chief Economist

It has been a long time coming, but we finally got a jobs report that blew away even the most optimistic analyst expectations in June.

Tags: earnings, economy, employment, Fed, Federal Reserve, FOMC, hiring, jobs, June, manufacturing, markets, May, Scott Anderson, unemployment, unemployment rate, wages

Category: Economic Outlook | Published: 06/27/14 | Print

Category: Economic Outlook
Published: 06/27/14

Chief Economist

We’re seeing more angst around the strength of U.S. consumer spending in the second quarter.

Tags: commerce, consumer credit, economy, household debt, income, jobs, non-durable goods, Q2, Scott Anderson, spending, wages

Category: Economic Outlook | Published: 06/17/14 | Print

Category: Economic Outlook
Published: 06/17/14

Chief Economist

California demonstrated its economic resilience throughout 2013 and the first quarter of 2014.

Tags: Bay Area, budget, budget surplus, California, Central Coast, Central Valley, construction, economy, employment, job market, jobs, manufacturing, Scott Anderson, Silicon Valley, Southern California, unemployment