| “Confidence among U.S. consumers unexpectedly increased in March from the prior month as Americans grew more optimistic about the outlook for the economy.
”The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan sentiment index advanced to a four-month high of 78.6, exceeding all estimates in a Bloomberg survey, from 77.6 in February.” Source: Bloomberg.com |
29 March 2013
• U.S. Consumer Sentiment – March 2013
[confidence]
• U.S. Wages and Employment by Occupation – May 2012
[report first available 29 March 2013] [salaries, compensation pay]
| The highest paying major occupational groups were management,
legal, computer and mathematical, and architecture and engineering
occupations. Most of the detailed occupations in these groups were
also high paying. In fact, all 19 of the detailed occupations in the
computer and mathematical group had mean annual wages above the
$45,790 average for all occupations. Within these 19 occupations, annual mean wages ranged from $50,130 for computer user support specialists to $106,680 for actuaries. In the architecture and engineering group, 34 of the 35 detailed occupations paid above- average wages. Source: USDOL-BLS |
• U.S. Employment, Unemployment by State – February 2013
| In February, 22 states had over-the-month unemployment rate decreases, 12 states had increases, and 16 states and the District of Columbia had no change. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 42 states and decreased in 8 states and the district. Source: USDOL-BLS |
• U.S. Personal Income And Outlays - February 2013
| Personal income increased $143.2 billion, or 1.1 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI)
increased $127.8 billion, or 1.1 percent, in February.
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $77.2 billion, or 0.7 percent. In January, personal income decreased $513.5 billion, or 3.7 percent, DPI decreased $498.3 billion, or 4.0 percent, and PCE increased $40.8 billion, or 0.4 percent, based on revised estimates. Source: USDOC-BEA |
28 March 2013
• Connecticut Employment and Unemployment – February 2013
| Nonfarm employment in Connecticut fell by 5,700 jobs, or -0.4% in February 2013 (seasonally adjusted). Eight of ten industry employment supersectors exhibited job declines last month, possibly driven by storm-related disruptions. Source: CTDOL |
• U.S. Employment and Wages by County – Q3 2012
| Over the year, Yolo, Calif., had the largest percentage decrease in average weekly wages in the third quarter of 2012, -7.0 percent.
Elkhart, Ind., had the biggest over-the-year percentage increase in employment, 6.9 percent in September 2012. Source: USDOL-BLS |
• U.S. Initial Unemployment [Jobless] Claims Up 16k
| In the week ending March 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 357,000, an increase of 16,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 341,000 and down 1.7% from the same week a year ago. The 4-week moving average was 343,000, an increase of 2,250 from the previous week's revised average of 340,750.
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The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.4 percent for the week ending March 16, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate. The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending March 9 were in Alaska (5.8), Puerto Rico (4.5), Rhode Island (4.1), New Jersey (4.0), Connecticut (3.9), Montana (3.9), Pennsylvania (3.9), Wisconsin (3.8), California (3.7), and Massachusetts (3.7). The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending March 16 were in California (+3,007), Virginia (+1,165), Mississippi (+485), North Dakota (+54), and Puerto Rico (+38), while the largest decreases were in Pennsylvania (-2,497), New York (-2,116), Georgia (-2,023), North Carolina (-1,340), and Ohio (-1,192).
Note: “Insured unemployment rate” refers to individuals who are unemployed and receiving UC benefits. Source: USDOL-BLS |
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