Eye On Housing
On an annual basis, total nonfarm employment in December increased by 2.6 million jobs, compared with a gain of 2.2 million in 2017. The Southern region created the most number of job by adding 1.2 million total nonfarm employment to the area, while Northeast created the least number of nonfarm jobs. In the last 12 months, total nonfarm employment in… Read More ›
The U.S. population grew by 2.0 million between July 1, 2017 and July 1,2018, representing a 0.6% increase from 325.1 million to 327.2 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s national and state population estimates. The 2017 population estimates were revised downward by about 0.6 million, from 325.7 million in the Census’s previous iteration of its estimation methodology. Despite initial… Read More ›
On an annual basis, total nonfarm employment in November increased by 2.5 million jobs, which is a 1.7% increase compared to November 2017. During this time, total nonfarm employment in the Western region increased by 2.3% and in the Southern region by 2.2%. The Midwest and the Northeast recorded the lowest gains at 1.3% during this time. According to the… Read More ›
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, in the second quarter 2018 compared to the first quarter of 2018. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported the real GDP growth rates, measured on a seasonally adjusted annual rate basis, ranged from 6.0% in Texas to 2.5% in Delaware. Boosted by the growth in majority… Read More ›
Over the first ten months of 2018, the total number of single-family permits issued year-to-date (YTD) nationwide reached 739,121. On a year-over-year basis, this is a 5.7% increase over the October 2017 level of 699,374. The preliminary results from the New Residential Construction Survey are exactly the same, year-to-date single-family permits over the first ten months of 2018 was, 738,800… Read More ›
Over the year, total nonfarm employment in October increased by 2.5 million jobs which is a 1.7% increase compared to October 2017. During this time, total nonfarm employment in the Western region increased by 2.3% and in the Southern region by 2.1%. The Midwest recorded the lowest gains at 1.4% during this time. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,… Read More ›
Over the first nine months of 2018, the total number of single-family permits issued year-to-date (YTD) nationwide reached 664,665. On a year-over-year basis, this is a 5.7% increase over the September 2017 level of 628,858. The preliminary results from the New Residential Construction Survey are similar, year-to-date single-family permits over the first nine months of 2018 was, 663,800 which is… Read More ›
Over the year, total nonfarm employment in September increased by 2.5 million jobs which is a 1.7% increase compared to September 2017. During this time, total nonfarm employment in the Southern region increased by 2.5% and in the Western region by 2.4%. The Midwest and the Northeast recorded the lowest gains at 1.3% during this time. According to the Bureau… Read More ›
Over the first eight months of 2018, the total number of single-family permits issued year-to-date (YTD) nationwide reached 599,117. On a year-over-year basis, this is a 6.6% increase over the August 2017 level of 561,938. The preliminary results from the New Residential Construction Survey are similar, year-to-date single-family permits over the first eight months of 2018 was, 599,200 which is… Read More ›
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia, declined in North Dakota and remained unchanged in Arkansas in the first quarter 2018 compared to the last quarter of 2017. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported the GDP growth rates, measured on a seasonally adjusted annual rate basis, ranged from 3.6% in Washington to a decline… Read More ›