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Employment Situation – January 2009

08-Feb-09

Employment Situation At a Glance

Total Employment: 142,099,000
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: 134,580,000
Monthly Change: Down 598,000
Unemployed Persons: 11,616,000
Unemployment Rate: 7.6%
Change: Down Up 0.4%

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Jobless Claims – February 5, 2009

06-Feb-09

Jobless Claims At a Glance

Initial Claims: 626,000
Change from Last Week: Up 35,000
4-Week Moving Average: 582,250
Insured Unemployment Rate: 3.6%
Insured Unemployment: 4,788,000

All numbers seasonally adjusted.
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Personal Income and Outlays – December 2008

03-Feb-09

Personal Income and Spending At a Glance

Personal Income: Down $25.3 billion
Monthly Change: Down 0.2%
Real Disposable Personal Income: Up 0.3%
Personal Spending (Outlays): $10,219.3 billion (annual)
Monthly Change: Down $104 billion

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Construction Spending – December 2008

03-Feb-09

Construction Spending At a Glance

Total Construction Spending: $1,053.7 billion
Monthly Change: Down 1.4%
Year-to-year Change: Down 3.6%
Private Residential Spending: $319.2 billion
Monthly Change: Down 3.2%
Private Non-residential: $417.9 billion
Monthly Change: Down 0.4%

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New Home Sales – December 2008

01-Feb-09

New Home Sales At a Glance

Annual Sales Rate (Seasonally Adjusted): 331,000
Monthly Change: Down 14.7%
Annual Change: Down 44.8%
Median Sales Price: $206,500
Monthly change: Down $13,900
Unsold Inventory: 12.9 months

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Jobless Claims – January 29, 2009

01-Feb-09

Jobless Claims At a Glance

Initial Claims: 588,000
Change from Last Week: Up 3,000
4-Week Moving Average: 542,500
Insured Unemployment Rate: 3.6%
Insured Unemployment: 4,776,000

All numbers seasonally adjusted.
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