Category: Retail & Wholesale

New Jobs and 95.1% Employment Rate for July

US unemployment held steady at 4.9% for July with 255,000 new jobs added for the month.  While we continue to deal with the fallout from the ups and downs of the oil & gas industry, international currency fluctuations, and national…

Cautious Optimism Over Lower Unemployment Numbers

“The economy is on track to grow more than 2% in the second quarter, powered by rising home sales and steady consumer spending on an array of other goods and services.” Overall US unemployment is down to 4.7% which is…

Finance fueling rise of U.S. billionaires

The finance sector is fueling the rise of U.S. billionaires, according to a new study. Findings from a study conducted by researchers at the Peterson Institute for International Economics showed that more than 40 percent of the growth in billionaires…

Unemployment Sneaks Down To 4.9%

While global economic fluctuations sent the stock market on a wild ride in January, the US unemployment rate dropped another 0.1% to 4.9%, which is its lowest level since February 2008. Economists are projecting some more wage and inflation pressure…