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Economy Adds 130,000 Jobs, Extending Streak to 107 Months, Keeping Unemployment at 3.7%

September 6, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

The economy has added jobs for 107 straight months going back to October 2010. (© FlaglerLive)

Job growth has averaged 158,000 a month this year, below the average monthly gain of 223,000 in 2018. August’s employment gain was helped by the federal government’s hiring of 25,000 temporary census workers in preparation for the 2020 census.

Florida Adds 125,000 Jobs, Dropping Unemployment to 3.6%, Flagler’s at 3.8%

November 17, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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In essence, the state saw little negative effect from Hurricane Irma despite its severity and the disruptions it spread over Florida.

Economy Adds 209,000 Jobs in 82nd Straight Month of Growth, Unemployment at 4.3%

August 4, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The unemployment rate was last this low in 2001, at the end of the Clinton boom, though wages have only recently started to improve at a pace ahead of inflation.

U.S. Economy Adds 235,000 Jobs,
Continuing Long Pace of Robust Growth

March 10, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The unemployment rate fell to 4.7 percent, not quite the post-Great Recession low of 4.6 percent recorded last November, but close enough.

Economy Adds 292,000 Jobs in December for a 1990s-Like Total of 2.65 Million Over the Year

January 8, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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The seven years of Obama’s presidency have netted 8.3 million jobs, after accounting for the millions of jobs lost in the housing crash, but warning signs abound.

Florida Loses 47,000 Jobs, Flagler 190, But Shrinking Labor Force Lowers Unemployment

July 17, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Florida’s labor force shrank by a significant 79,000 and Flagler’s by 325, bringing down their unemployment rates to 5.5 and 6.3 percent respectively.

Job Creation Surges to 321,000 as Year’s Totals Approach Best Showing Since 1999

December 5, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The national economy added 321,000 in October, the best showing since February 2012, when it added 332,000 jobs, and job-creation figures for September and October were revised upward, adding 44,000 jobs to the tally, for a total of 835,000 in the last three months. But the unemployment rate, calculated from a different survey, held at last month’s 5.8 percent.

Unemployment Falls to 5.9% as Economy Adds 248,000 Jobs, Brightening Outlook

October 3, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

After nine months in the 6 percent range, the national unemployment rate in September fell to 5.9 percent, reaching a level last seen in July 2008, when it was rising fast.

288,000 New Jobs in June Add Up to 2.5 Million This Year, Most in Eight Years

July 3, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Unlike in previous months, the bright jobs picture in June was the result of more people getting jobs and fewer people losing them–as opposed to more people dropping out of the labor force.

Job Creation Exceeds 200,000 For 4th Straight Month Despite Slowdown in Economic Growth

June 6, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Despite a first-quarter decline of 1 percent in economic growth, the economy added 217,000 jobs in May for a total of 1.05 million jobs so far this year, a robust, sustained growth not seen since the end of the Great Recession.

Unemployment Falls Sharply to 6.3% as Economy Adds Nearly 300,000 Jobs, But Labor Pool Shrinks

May 2, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

People are reentering the workforce, they’re applying for work, they’re finding jobs, with an economy in April adding more net jobs for the 50th consecutive month–ironically, one of the longest peace-time recoveries on record, following the Great Recession of 2007-08. But a huge number of people are also leaving the workforce. That has resulted in an unemployment report for April that looks very bright at first, but that dims somewhat when analyzed more closely.

Unemployment Falls to 5-Year Best 6.6%, But Job Creation Weakens to 113,000

February 7, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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The national unemployment rate continues its steady downward fall, to 6.6 percent in January–its best showing since the 6.5 percent rate recorded in October 2008, when it was on its way up–but for the second month in a row, job creation fell far short of expectations, to 113,000. It was a revised 75,000 in December, the worst successive two-month results in a year and a half.

Shutdown-Delayed Unemployment Report: Rate Down to 7.2% But Only 148,000 New Jobs

October 22, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The September unemployment report due on Oct. 4 was released only at 8:30 this morning, delayed by the 16-day government shutdown. But it could have been predicted, as it follows the pattern of most reports of the past three years: anemic job growth, very slow decline in the unemployment rate, and checkered signs of improvement (or retreat, depending on your point of view) ahead.

Unemployment Rate Ticks Down to 7.3% But Job Creation Is a Hazy 162,000

September 6, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The 7.3 percent unemployment rate for August is the lowest rate since December 2008, but job creation remains anemic, and June and July figures were revised downward by 74,000 jobs. The economy is still generating barely half the jobs necessary to return to pre-recession health.

Unemployment Falls Slightly, Job Rolls Grow Slightly, Austerity’s Anemia Persists

August 2, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

There’s nothing terribly bad about the July unemployment report, released this morning. There’s nothing terribly good about it, either: the economy added just 162,000 jobs, and the 7.4 percent unemployment rate is the lowest since December 2008, but improvements are at a crawl.

Despite Adding 600,000 Jobs in 3 Months, U.S. Unemployment Remains at 7.6%

July 5, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The U.S. economy added 195,000 jobs in June, and revised numbers increased April’s and May’s totals by 70,000 for a combined three-month job creation of nearly 600,000 jobs, but the unemployment rate remained at 7.6 percent, only 0.6 percent lower than it was a year ago.

U.S. Economy Adds 175,000 Jobs But Unemployment Rate Rises Again, to 7.6%

June 7, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The May unemployment rate of 7.6 percent is a decimal increase from April, and only a small decline from the 8.2 percent rate from a year ago as the U.S. economy continues to dawdle along, and in the face of further drags.

Grinding Down: U.S. Unemployment Falls to 7.5% as 165,000 Jobs Are Created

May 3, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The national unemployment rate ticked down to 7.5 percent in April, from 7.6 percent in March, as the economy added 165,000 jobs, a bit more than analysts had predicted. But job-creation figures for the two previous months were revised upward, with 332,000 jobs created in February (instead of 268,000) and 138,000 in March (instead of 88,000).

U.S. Economy Adds 600,000 Jobs in 3 Months, But Unemployment Edges Up to 7.9%

February 1, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The nation’s economy added 157,000 jobs in January, and revisions to November and December figures added 127,000 jobs to previous calculations, for a total of 600,000 new jobs in the last three months. Still, the unemployment rate went up a fraction, to 7.9 percent: job growth hasn’t been robust enough to go beyond the natural growth in the workforce.

Economy Unimpressively Adds 155,000 Jobs in Holiday Month as Unemployment Rises to 7.8%

January 4, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The American economy cannot shake its anemia, adding 155,000 jobs in December–not quite good enough to keep up with normal growth in the labor force, as unemployment edged back up to 7.8 percent.

Despite Sandy, Unemployment Rate Falls to 7.7%, Best Since December 2008

December 7, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Despite Hurricane Sandy and economists’ predictions of a poor jobs report, the economy added 146,000 jobs in November, for a combined 416,000 jobs in the last three months. But the numbers are still lower than what they should be for a robust recovery.

U.S. Economy Adds 171,000 Jobs in October, Topping Half a Million in Last 3 Months

November 2, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

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The economy added 171,000 jobs in October, exceeding economists’ expectation of 135,000, and figures for August and September were revised upward, adding 84,000 to previous tallies, for a total of 511,000 jobs in the last three months.

No Bounce: Economy Adds Only 96,000 Jobs in August as Unemployment Drops to 8.1%

September 7, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

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The national economy added a meager 96,000 jobs in August, and the previous two months’ total was revised downward by 41,000 jobs. Nevertheless the unemployment rate edged down to 8.1 percent, from 8.3 percent, as the employment picture continues to zigzag between hope and anemia.

Unemployment Rises Again in Flagler, To 12.3%, Stalls at 8.6% in Florida

July 20, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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June unemployment numbers were discouraging in Florida as well as in Flagler and Volusia counties–stalling in the state at 8.6 percent, with just 9,000 jobs created last month, while the unemployment rate jumped again in Flagler to 12.3 percent, and to 9.1 percent in Volusia.

U.S. Economy Adds Just 80,000 Jobs In June as Unemployment Stagnates at 8.2%

July 6, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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The national economy added percent for the third most 80,000 jobs in June, keeping the unemployment rate stuck at 8.2 percent for the third month in a row.

Lousy Numbers: Just 69,000 New Jobs in May; Unemployment Back Up to 8.2%

June 1, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Bad unemployment numbers all around for the American economy in May, hinting at recession: the unemployment rate crept back up to 8.2 percent, from 8.1 percent in April. Just 69,000 jobs were created, the lowest number in a year.

Disappointing Numbers Again as U.S. Economy Adds Only 115,000 Jobs; Unemployment at 8.1%

May 4, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

The national economy added only 115,000 jobs in April, adding to March’s disappointing numbers and renewing fears that the economy may be stalling, as it did last spring. The unemployment rate fell to 8.1 percent, a slight improvement.

US Jobs Up Just 120,000, Disappointing Expectations; Unemployment Down to 8.2%

April 6, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

While the U.S. unemployment rate fell to 8.2 percent in March, job creation was disappointing, at 120,000, about half the expected numbers, lending further credence to evidence of a fitful, not robust, recovery.

Maintaining Momentum, Economy Adds 223,000 Jobs; Unemployment Stays at 8.3%

March 9, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The U.S. economy is maintaining its job-creation momentum, adding 223,000 jobs in January, and revising upward previous job-creation figures for December and January by 61,000 jobs. Over the past three months, the economy added 730,000 jobs.

Flagler’s Unemployment Falls to 13.9%, But Labor Force Is Down 3.6% Over the Past Year

January 20, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

Flagler’s rate is the lowest in three years, suggesting sustained, if slow, improvement, but the workforce has shrunk by 1,200, raising concerns that the county is losing population or attraction as a place to work.

Unemployment Falls to 8.5%, Lowest Level in Almost 3 Years, as 200,000 Jobs Are Created

January 6, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The decline in unemployment, a boon to Obama’s reelection hopes, was the result of actual job creation, rather than a reduction in labor force participation.

Bleak Houses: Hiring Discrimination and Distress Darkening Holidays for Millions

December 11, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

A report documents the boiling frustration, despair, and economic uncertainty that unemployed and under-employed Americans face this holiday season, which could get worse if Congress doesn’t extend federal unemployment aid by month’s end.

Unemployment Drops Sharply to 8.6%, Lowest Since March 2009, But Labor Pool Shrinks

December 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

The economy added 430,000 jobs in the last three months, including 120,000 in October, brightening what until now had been anemic prospects for a sustained recovery–and brightening Obama’s re-election prospects.

Workers’ Black Fridays: Florida Second in Mass Layoffs in October; Chill Winds Ahead

November 25, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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While mass media’s attention has deflected attention to the annual post-Thanksgiving shopping craze known as black Friday, indicators point to conflicting and worrisome trends ahead for Florida’s and America’s pocketbooks.

Zero Job Creation in August as Economy, Recession-Bound, Posts Year’s Worst Showing

September 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Even as the unemployment rate remained at 9.1 percent, job creation stalled in August, and was revised downward in June and July, signaling a recession.

Unemployment Drops Again, to 9%, But Job Creation Far Short of Expectations

February 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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The U.S. economy added just 36,000 jobs in January as governments continued to shrink, though the 9% rate is the lowest since April 2009. Bad weather contributed to the poorer job creation.

U.S. Unemployment Rate Falls to 9.4%, But Underlying Improvement Is Limited

January 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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The economy added 103,000 jobs in December, but the falling unemployment rate masks persistently bad numbers for the long-term unemployed, including 2.6 million workers no longer counted in the unemployment rate.

Flagler Unemployment Spikes Back Up to 16.6% and Florida’s Back Up to 12%

December 17, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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Just as Congress sent an $801 billion tax cut package that includes $57 billion in extended unemployment benefits, Florida’s and Flagler’s unemployment rates resume their climb. That climb should be brief, however.

Flagler Unemployment Falls to 15.5%, But County Labor Force Shrinks By 1.5%

November 19, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Flagler County’s unemployment fell only because the labor force is shrinking faster than jobs. But the county still lost jobs in September, and Palm Coast still tops the state’s metropolitan unemployment rates.

Private Sector Leads Surge as Economy Adds 151,000 Jobs; Unemployment Stuck at 9.6%

November 5, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

The unexpectedly large job increase was also accompanied by revised and much smaller job losses in August and September, suggesting a stronger turn-around for the economy as a whole.

September Unemployment Almost Unchanged: 16.3% in Flagler, 11.9% in Florida

October 22, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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With 1.1 million people out of work, unemployment in Florida inched up by a decimal point, and down by a decimal point in Flagler. Some 11,100 jobs were lost in the state in September.

Losses Accelerating As Economy Drops 95,000 Jobs Overall; Private Sector Adds 64,000

October 8, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Economists had expected a loss of only a few thousand jobs. The September figures, led by government job declines, are in line with a continuing trend downward in Florida.

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