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US Regional and State Employment and Unemployment in June

added: 25-07-2007

Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed in June. Overall, 19 states registered over-the-month unemployment rate increases, 17 states recorded decreases, and 14 states and the District of Columbia had no changes, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. Over the year, jobless rates declined in 27 states and the District of Columbia, rose in 18 states, and were unchanged in 5 states. The national unemployment rate was unchanged in June at 4.5 percent.

Investors More Optimistic About Their Portfolios, But Cautious About Economy In July

added: 25-07-2007

Investor optimism dipped slightly in July, slipping two points to a level of 87, according to the UBS/Gallup Index of Investor Optimism. The Index is conducted monthly and had a baseline score of 124 when it was established in October 1996.

US Biggest Mortgage Lenders

added: 25-07-2007

With second quarter earnings reporting well underway, most major mortgage bankers saw residential loan production soar from the first quarter, according to MortgageDaily.com.

Office Market Posts Modest Comeback in Q2

added: 25-07-2007

As anticipated, the U.S. office market staged a modest comeback in the second quarter, with absorption increasing by 34 percent and rents continuing to surge higher, according to a report.

32% of Large U.S. Companies Read Employee Email

added: 24-07-2007

The study found that 32.1% of surveyed companies with 1,000 or more employees hire staff to read or analyze the contents of outbound email. 38.8% of larger companies surveyed (those with more than 20,000 employees) employ staff for this purpose. Additionally, 16.9% of companies surveyed employ staff whose primary or exclusive job responsibility is to read or otherwise analyze email content.

Men Are Better Savers Than Women

added: 24-07-2007

Bankrate, Inc. published the findings of its second annual poll questioning Americans on their emergency savings accounts. Bankrate found that over half of Americans polled (54 percent) are not equipped with an emergency savings fund (equal to three months living expenses).

US Mass Layoffs in June

added: 24-07-2007

In June, employers took 1,219 mass layoff actions, seasonally adjusted,as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported.

U.S. Venture Capital Investment Continues to Grow

added: 24-07-2007

U.S. companies continued to attract significant venture capital investment in the second quarter of 2007, as venture financings reached $7.4 billion, an increase of 8% over the same period last year, according to the Quarterly Venture Capital Report released today by Ernst & Young LLP and Dow Jones VentureOne. The quarterly deal count also rose 8% to reach 717 deals, the highest deal volume since 2001.

US Usual Weekly Earnings in in the Second Quarter of 2007

added: 24-07-2007

Median weekly earnings of the nation’s 106.9 million full-time wage and salary workers were $690 in the second quarter of 2007, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. This was 4.7
percent higher than a year earlier compared with a gain of 2.7 percent in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) over the same period.

US Real Earnings in June

added: 23-07-2007

Real average weekly earnings rose by 0.5 percent from May to June after seasonal adjustment, according to preliminary data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor.

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