• U.S. Help-Wanted Advertising – August 2013

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”Online advertised vacancies were up 86,800 in August to 4,974,900, according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine® (HWOL) Data Series released today. "The modest August gain was not enough to offset earlier months’ losses, leaving labor demand basically where it was eight months ago in December 2012…. “’This has not been a great year for labor demand,’ said June Shelp, Vice President of The Conference Board. ‘While the churn in the labor market is there (with almost 5 million jobs advertised each month), the end results are disappointing. Thus far in 2013, ten of the 22 major occupational categories are down, offsetting increases in the 12 other groups.’” See the complete report at this link: The Conference Board

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• U.S. Personal Income by State – Q2 2013

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State personal incomes grew 1.0 percent on average in the second quarter of 2013 after falling 1.3 percent in the first quarter. Personal income growth ranged from 1.5 percent in Florida and Arizona to -0.7 percent in Nebraska. Connecticut ranked 30th in the nation in personal income growth. Read the full report at this link: USDOC-BEA

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• Thanksgiving Holiday: Everything You Wanted to Know [if not TMI]

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In the fall of 1621, the Pilgrims, early settlers of Plymouth Colony, held a three-day feast to celebrate a bountiful harvest, an event many regard as the nation's first Thanksgiving. The Wampanoag, the Indians in attendance, also played a lead role. Historians have recorded ceremonies of thanks among other groups of European settlers in North America, including British colonists in Virginia in 1619. The legacy of thanks and the feast have survived the centuries, as the event became a national holiday 150 years ago (Oct. 3, 1863) when President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November as a national day of thanksgiving. Later, President Franklin Roosevelt clarified that Thanksgiving should always be celebrated on the fourth Thursday of the month to encourage earlier holiday shopping, never on the occasional fifth Thursday See the complete report at this link: USDOC-Census

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• U.S. Personal Income, Expenditures – August 2013

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Personal income increased $57.2 billion, or 0.4 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $56.2 billion, or 0.5 percent. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $34.5 billion, or 0.3 percent. In July, personal income increased $21.2 billion, or 0.2 percent, DPI increased $32.7 billion, or 0.3 percent, and PCE increased $18.3 billion, or 0.2 percent, based on revised estimates. Real disposable personal income increased 0.3 percent in August, compared with an increase of 0.2 percent in July. Real PCE increased 0.2 percent, compared with an increase of 0.1 percent. Read the full article at this link: USDOC-BEA

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• U.S. College Grad Hiring Forecast - 2014

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“Employers plan to hire 7.8 percent more new college graduates for their U.S. operations in 2013-14 than they did in 2012-13, according to results of a new survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).” Read the full article at this link: NACEWeb.org

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• U.S. Employment and Wages, by County – Q1 2013

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From March 2012 to March 2013, employment increased in 282 of the 334 largest U.S. counties. The U.S. average weekly wage increased over the year by 0.6 percent to $989 in the first quarter of 2013. See the complete report at this link: USDOL-BLS

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• U.S. Inflation – Q2 2013

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As measured by the U.S. Gross Domestic Product [GDP] Price Index, prices increased by 1.3% in the U.S. from Q2 2012 to Q2 2013 This index is a supplemental measure that is based on household expenditures for which there are observable price measures. It excludes most implicit prices (for example, financial services furnished without payment) and the final consumption expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households. See the complete report at this link: USDOC-BEA Index numbers of price indexes for GDP and its major components are presented in this release in table 6.

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