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Monthly Archives: July 2007

Help Wanted Online Data Series (US) – July 2007

31-Jul-07

Online Help Wanted Ads At a Glance

Online Advertised Vacancies: 4,084,200
Monthly Change: Down 196,200
Monthly Percent Change: Down 4.6%
Yearly Change: Up 20%
New Ads: 2,609,300

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Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Advance Estimate – 2nd Quarter 2007

28-Jul-07

Real gross domestic product — the output of goods and services produced by labor and property
located in the United States — increased at an annual rate of 3.4 percent in the second quarter of 2007, according to advance estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the first quarter, real GDP increased 0.6 [...]

Durable Goods Orders – June 2007

27-Jul-07

Durable Goods At a Glance

New Orders: $217.1 Billion
New Orders Change: Up 1.4%
Shipments Change: Down 1.1%
Unfilled Orders Change: Up 1.5%
Inventory Change: Up 0.2%
Nondefense Capital Goods Change: Up 4.6%

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New Residential Sales Index – June 2007

27-Jul-07

New Home Sales At a Glance

Annual Sales Rate (Seasonally Adjusted): 834,000
Monthly Change: Down 6.6%
Annual Change: 22.3%
Median Sales Price: $237,900
Unsold Inventory: 7.8 Months

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Jobless Claims – July 26, 2007

27-Jul-07

Jobless Claims At a Glance

Initial Claims: 301,000
Change from last week: Down 2,000
4-Week Moving Average: 308,500
Insured Unemployment Rate: 1.9%
Insured Unemployment: 2,545,000

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Help-Wanted Advertising Index – June 2007

27-Jul-07

Seasonally Adjusted Help Wanted Index June 2007:

 
June 07
May 07
Apr 07
Jun 06

National Index
26
27
29
32

Proportion of Labor Markets
With Rising Want-Ad Volume
35%
20%
49%
45%

Unemployment Rate
4.5%
4.5%
4.5%
4.6%

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