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August 27, 2025 | 3:12 P.M.
Labor market slowdown spreads across many states
New data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show the slowdown in the national labor market that surprised market-watchers earlier this month has been widespread across many states.
August 20, 2025 | 3:49 P.M.
Unemployment rate rises to a four-year high in Sacramento
The Sacramento region’s unemployment rate ticked up to 5.6% in July, according to the latest jobs report from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. That was up from 5.3% in June, and 50 basis points above last July’s rate. July’s local rate was the highest since 2021 but still below the statewide rate of 6.1%.
August 20, 2025 | 2:53 P.M.
Conflicting economic signals confound policymaking
As data from July continues to roll out, the economic picture remains muddled.
August 18, 2025 | 9:39 P.M.
Homebuilders face tighter credit conditions; Electric vehicle sales rise; Online job postings fall
Homebuilders face tighter credit conditions
August 18, 2025 | 8:08 P.M.
Unemployment rises to a four-year high in San Diego
San Diego’s unemployment rate climbed to its highest level since 2021 in July, according to the latest jobs report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The July rate of 5.2% was up from 4.9% in June, and it marked a 40-basis-point jump year over year. California’s statewide rate in July was 6.1%.
August 13, 2025 | 2:11 P.M.
Consumers slow spending as delinquency rates rise
American consumers have become more hesitant to spend, with year-over-year growth in real personal consumption expenditures falling a full percentage point from 3.1% at the end of last year to 2.1% at the end of June.
August 6, 2025 | 3:31 P.M.
Evidence of an economic slowdown is piling up
A batch of high-profile report releases last week confirmed one conclusion: The United States economy is slowing down.
August 1, 2025 | 6:00 P.M.
The Puget Sound continues to see job growth momentum
Seattle’s labor market continued its slow climb in June, adding 18,000 nonfarm jobs compared to May, and 21,400 compared to a year ago, according to the most recent data release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
July 30, 2025 | 3:08 P.M.
Manufacturers' mood improves as trade talks heat up
American manufacturers’ mood improved for the most part in July, according to a slew of regional Federal Reserve survey releases, marking a reversal from several months of suppressed activity.
July 23, 2025 | 1:54 P.M.
Consumers temper their pessimism as a tariff deadline nears
A buoyant stock market and a temporary pause in tariff tension helped temper American consumers' pessimism last month, according to a handful of data releases.
July 16, 2025 | 1:46 P.M.
Tariff revenue and cuts to education yield a monthly surplus to the government’s coffers
The federal government received more money than it spent in June, according to the U.S. Treasury Department’s monthly statement released last week.
July 14, 2025 | 8:02 P.M.
Population data reveals new trends that could affect hotel development
New data highlighting population shifts could provide a glimpse into future development trends in the U.S. hospitality sector.
July 9, 2025 | 2:27 P.M.
Slower job growth is a demand-and-supply story
Headline metrics continue to show the American job market on stable footing. However, a more detailed look at the data reveals misleading seasonal signals, sectoral shifts and changes in labor force participation that mask signs of a clear slowdown in labor demand and labor supply.
July 2, 2025 | 2:32 P.M.
Slowing sales ease housing price growth, with prices falling in some places
An already sluggish for-sale housing market is facing a slower summer, recent data shows.
June 25, 2025 | 2:17 P.M.
The Federal Reserve downgrades US growth projections again. It’s not alone.
The Federal Reserve’s policymaking committee met last week and decided to keep its target policy interest rate unchanged for its fourth-consecutive meeting.
June 18, 2025 | 2:18 P.M.
Policy uncertainty continues to cloud the outlook for inflation
Last week’s news that inflation rose less than anticipated cheered market participants who had expected consumer and producer price hikes in reaction to the recent imposition of tariffs on most imports into the United States. However, tariffs are not the only policy proposed or advanced by the administration that risks re-igniting inflation.
June 16, 2025 | 2:29 P.M.
Texas markets post divergent leisure and hospitality employment patterns through April
The leisure and hospitality sector across Texas's major metropolitan areas has shown markedly different trajectories over the past year, with employment trends reflecting distinct regional economic conditions and market pressures.
June 11, 2025 | 10:23 P.M.
Inflation edges higher; Deal reached with China on trade tariffs; Homebuilders urge affordability reforms
Inflation edges higher
June 11, 2025 | 4:28 P.M.
Houston hotel market maintains robust hotel performance
Houston's hotel market maintained strong momentum through April 2025, with a 12-month performance showing double-digit growth across key submarkets.
June 11, 2025 | 3:11 P.M.
Although cracks appear, the labor market holds on
May’s monthly employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics confirmed that the American job market is softer than it appears. But it’s likely not soft enough to move the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates in the near term as the specter of latent inflation looms while uncertain trade policy ripples through the supply chain.