US Economic Update February 2021
February’s employment report showed strong gains in the most beleaguered areas of the economy, with the leisure and hospitality sector adding 355,000 of the [...]
US Economic Update January 2021
The first jobs report of 2021 came in at the lower end of expectations and followed a downgraded December jobs number. The economy added [...]
US Economic Update November 2020
The US labor market showed signs of weakening as resurgent virus cases hampered hiring during the month. In all, 245,000 jobs were added in [...]
US Economic Update October 2020
The U.S. economy continued its recovery in October, with most sectors participating. Friday’s employment report showed 638,000 jobs were added, bringing the unemployment rate [...]
US Economic Update August 2020
The economy continued to improve in August, with the unemployment rate falling to 8.4%, well ahead of where economists were predicting just a few [...]