The number of job ads per 100 participants in the labor force is consistently highest on the West and East coasts and in the Mountain area. |
The other Democrats need to stop Howard Dean in Iowa, ... If Dean beats Dick Gephardt in Iowa, Gephardt's out. If John Kerry comes in a poor third, it will be hard for him to come back in New Hampshire. |
The overall Leading Economic Indicators began to edge down in July, suggesting the economy was losing steam this summer and would continue to slow down in the fall. |
The performance of the leading index is suggestive of continued momentum or growth in the spring. |
The recovery in the leading index could indicate that the economy is poised for growth by late summer. There appears to be enough economic demand to end the slide in industrial production, though no strong rebound appears in sight. |
The September data indicate a general weakening in the job picture nationwide -- a trend we were seeing before the recent hurricanes, ... That data is consistent with the latest CEO Confidence Survey, which is also down. |
The September data indicate a general weakening in the job picture nationwide -- a trend we were seeing before the recent hurricanes. That data is consistent with the latest CEO Confidence Survey, which is also down. |
The significant increase in the leading indicators during the last six months, tempered only by the financially related pause in February, points to forward momentum in this expansion. |
The small but consistent decreases in the past three-month period certainly point to a second-half economic performance less robust than in the first half of 2000. With employment and income still rising, there will be growth, but not at the pace set earlier in the year. |
The spike in energy prices is another major factor changing the direction of the economy, worsened by a decline in confidence by both consumers and chief executives. |
The storms and flooding, and now the rebuilding and dislocations in the Gulf Coast area, are taking place in a weakening national labor market. |
The strong signal from the indicators means that the recession could be over soon. Three successive monthly increases, each larger than the one before, bring the level of the leading series above the pre-recession peak. |
The tax cuts are being proposed as permanent cuts, |
The three things that most concern consumers are jobs, jobs and jobs. |
The trend, though, in Columbus is picking up over the last few months. |