national economy statistics

• National Unemployment Dips, I.E. Job Market Still Weak

The national unemployment rate dipped to 9.4 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The national economy added 103,000 nonfarm jobs during the past month, allowing for the new figure to 0.4percent better than what BLS reported for November.

• Redlands Daily Facts
• January 08, 2011

• Commentary: Lot Lines: Office Leasing Activity Slows

Some local real estate experts feel that the uncertainty in the national economy is beginning to have an effect on the Oklahoma City office market. Third-quarter statistics showed that leasing activity is slowing compared to the steady amount of absorption over the past year. According to Xceligent's Oklahoma City Office Market Trends report, vacancy remained relatively flat during the third quarter, with only 40,000 square feet of absorption. This brought vacancy down to just below 14 percent.

• The Journal Record
• November 17, 2011

• National Unemployment Dips, I.E. Job Market Still Weak

The national unemployment rate dipped to 9.4 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The national economy added 103,000 nonfarm jobs during the past month, allowing for the new figure to 0.4percent better than what BLS reported for November.

• The Sun (San Bernardino, CA)
• January 08, 2011

• U.S. Unemployment Dips to 9 Percent

The national unemployment rate dropped to 9 percent in January, federal statistics show, but the American economy added a scant 36,000 non-farm jobs during the past month. The government released its monthly employment situation report Friday.

• Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
• February 05, 2011

• U.S. Unemployment Dips to 9 Percent

The national unemployment rate dropped to 9 percent in January, federal statistics show, but the American economy added a scant 36,000 non-farm jobs during the past month. The government released its monthly employment situation report Friday.

• Redlands Daily Facts
• February 05, 2011

• China Shuangji Cement, Ltd. Sees Rising Demand As Economic Momentum Strengthens ; Pricing and Demand for Company's Products Should Benefit As Domestic Economy Remains Strong

ZHAOYUAN CITY, China, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China Shuangji Cement, Ltd. (OTC Bulletin Board: CSGJ) ("China Shuangji" or the "Company"), a leading producer of high-quality Portland cement in Shandong and Hainan Provinces in the People's Republic of China (PRC), announced that a vibrant domestic economy is expected to have a meaningful impact on its business going forward as the economy maintains its momentum. Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on September 11, 2010 showed that economic momentum is still strong. The agency said industrial production accelerated 13.9% year-over- year in August, stronger than the 13.4% rate in the previous month. Economists had expected more modest growth of 13%. Fixed-asset investment was up 24.8% in the first eight months of ...

• U.S. Newswire
• September 20, 2010

• National Office Market Sees Third Quarter Improvement

While the outlook for the national commercial real estate market may be changing as a result of the struggling economy, third- quarter office statistics did not reflect the bearish outlook on the industry. According to data released this week by REIS Inc., national office occupancy and rents increased for the fourth straight quarter. Statistics showed that vacancy fell to 17.4 percent in the third quarter, down from 17.5 percent in the second quarter and from a cyclical high of 17.6 percent a year earlier. Average U.S. asking office rents grew by 0.4 percent to $27.85, and effective rents grew by 0.5 percent to $22.39, marking its highest level since the fourth quarter of 2009. REIS said that effective rent was up 1.6 percent from a year earlier.

• The Journal Record
• October 13, 2011

• State's Banks Face Severe 2009 While Wisconsin Escaped the Brunt of Economy's Plunge, Recovery Is Nowhere in Sight

While national statistics indicate Wisconsin banks have held up relatively well as the economy has deteriorated, rising joblessness and the ongoing housing slump will keep more bankers awake at night in 2009, analysts say. Fourth-quarter earnings reports this month by the state's two biggest banks show the year ended badly. Milwaukee's Marshall & Ilsley Corp. posted a $404 million loss; while Green Bay's Associated Banc-Corp fared better, with a profit of $13.6 million, earnings were still down 79% from a year earlier.

• The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• January 25, 2009

• Bankruptcy Filings Up in Western District of New York, Nationally

Bankruptcy filings nationally and in the Western District of New York have caught up with the poor economy, according to court statistics released late last week. National bankruptcy filings increased by 35 percent in the year ending June 30 compared to the previous year, according to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. Of the 1.3 million cases filed, 1.25 million involved individuals, and 55,000 were for businesses.

• Daily Record (Rochester, NY)
• August 19, 2009

• Spain's Jobless Rate Soars to 20%

Unemployed construction worker Jesus Torres, 41, asks for money with a sign that reads "I'm hungry" in Pamplona, Spain, on Friday as a person walks past carrying a bread. The father of two has been unemployed since February 2009. Spain's jobless rate has surpassed 20 percent for the first time since 1997, the government said Friday as it offered more dismal news for a recession-plagued economy that is being dragged into Europe's debt crisis. The National Statistics Institute said the rate rose 1.22 percentage points in the first quarter to 20.05 percent. While other major economies in Europe and elsewhere have posted at least tepid growth as they crawl out of recession, the eurozone's fourth-largest economy is still contracting after the collapse of a construction boom that had fueled y...

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• May 01, 2010