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Consumer Reports Index: Sentiment Shows Improvement, While Jobs Are Still a Concern

added: 07-09-2011

September's Consumer Reports Index, a measure of overall consumer financial health, showed signs that sentiment is improving after plummeting to its lowest level in nearly two years. With the poor job market, recovery is a grueling process.

Kronos Retail Labor Index Unchanged From Last Month

added: 07-09-2011

Kronos Incorporated announced the September release of the Kronos Retail Labor Index™, a family of metrics and indices that characterize the current state of the demand and supply sides of the labor market within the U.S. retail sector. The September report includes data for August 2011. The analysis and write-up is prepared by Macroeconomic Advisers LLC, and is available on the Kronos Retail Labor Index website.

Volume of Retail Trade up by 0.2% in Both Euro Area and EU27

added: 06-09-2011

In July 2011, compared with June 2011, the volume of retail trade grew by 0.2% in both the euro area (EA17) and the EU27. In June retail trade rose by 0.7% and 0.5% respectively.

ManpowerGroup: Employers and Job Seekers Frustrated by Talent Mismatch

added: 06-09-2011

ManpowerGroup, the world leader in innovative workforce solutions, says companies continue to be extremely cautious about their hiring plans in the face of recent market turbulence and economic uncertainty as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed nonfarm payroll employment remained unchanged in August, with no jobs created during the month, and the unemployment rate also remained static at 9.1 percent.

Industrial Producer Prices up by 0.5% in Euro Area in July 2011

added: 05-09-2011

In July 2011 compared with June 2011, the industrial producer price index rose by 0.5% in the euro area (EA17) and by 0.4% in the EU27. In June prices remained stable in both zones.

U.S. Employment Situation in August 2011

added: 05-09-2011

Nonfarm payroll employment was unchanged (0) in August, and the unemployment rate held at 9.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Employment in most major industries changed little over the month. Health care continued to add jobs, and a decline in information employment reflected a strike. Government employment continued to trend down, despite the return of workers from a partial government shutdown in Minnesota.

CBIZ Small Business Employment Index Reveals Another Retreat In Hiring

added: 05-09-2011

The August CBIZ Small Business Employment Index (SBEI), a barometer for hiring trends among companies with 300 or fewer employees, further decreased by .36 percent through the month, after posting a decrease of .90 percent in July.

Business Confidence in U.S. Economy Drops to Lowest Level since 2009

added: 05-09-2011

Majority of business leaders say that a job creation policy would make them most optimistic about the country’s future.

MFI Interest Rate Statistics: July 2011

added: 04-09-2011

In July 2011 MFI interest rates on new loans to, and deposits from, non-financial corporations and households showed uneven developments.

Demand for Used Small Cars Pushes Price Surge in 2011

added: 03-09-2011

Elevated gas prices have helped to drive a surge in used compact car prices, according to a data analysis by Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information. Edmunds.com’s data reveal that consumers paid about 10 percent more for used three-year-old compact cars in July than in January. By comparison, prices for this segment rose just 1.6 percent over the same period in 2010, and 1.1 percent in 2008, the last time gas prices crept over $4/gallon.

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