Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Unemployment rates historically are lower for those groups with higher levels of education. For example, in May 2016 the unemployment rate for workers over 25 years of age was 2.5% for college graduates, 5.1% for those with a high school diploma, and 7.1% for those without a high school diploma.
Fall: Booming housing market halts abruptly; from the fourth quarter of 2005 to the first quarter of 2006, median prices nationwide dropped off 3.3 percent. [49] Year-end: A total of 846,982 properties were in some stage of foreclosure in 2005. [50] 2006: Continued market slowdown. Prices are flat, home sales fall, resulting in inventory buildup.
Unemployment rate at start of presidency Unemployment rate at end of presidency Change in unemployment rate during presidency (percentage points) Harry S. Truman (data available for 1948–1953 only) Democratic: 1945–1953 3.4% (for January 1948) 2.9% −0.5 (from January 1948 to January 1953) Dwight D. Eisenhower: Republican: 1953–1961 2.9% ...
The economy grew every year from 1812 to 1815 despite a large loss of business by East Coast shipping interests. Wartime inflation averaged 4.8% a year. [92] The national economy grew 1812–1815 at the rate of 3.7% a year, after accounting for inflation. Per capita GDP grew at 2.2% a year, after accounting for inflation. [91]
Here's a look back at 2012's major developments in residential real estate -- along with insight on what lies ahead for the housing market in 2013. %Gallery-173886% Show comments
Higher unemployment numbers completed another vicious cycle for the housing crisis last month. The nation's unemployment rate increased to 9.8 percent in November, the highest level in seven ...
Cyclical factors, such as government stimulus or austerity policies, cause the actual unemployment rate to vary around the natural rate. Economists debate the natural rate of unemployment. During February 2011, Federal Reserve economists estimated it may have increased from the historical rate of around 5% to as high as 6.7%.
For one, homeowner rates for adult Gen Zers are higher than those for millennials and Gen Xers when they were the same age; that age being 19 to 25 years old. “For example, the rate for 24-year ...