Jobs Report

17,200 NEW JOBS IN ARIZONA – APRIL 2011

by Jeff Cameron May 21, 2011 Breaking NEWS!

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs! That is the answer to this recession. Finally we are starting to see some reasonable job growth both here in Arizona and nationally. In Arizona, 17,200 jobs were created in April. That is after 10,200 were created in March for a combined 27,400 new jobs over the past 2 months here in …

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ARIZONA JOBS! FEBRUARY 2011 REPORT: Seasonal Job Gains in February; Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 9.6%

by Jeff Cameron April 9, 2011 Breaking NEWS!

Sorry for the delay, this came out about 2 weeks ago. Good news, 23,400 jobs were created. Lower than the normal rate of seasonal activity but positive. Over half of the jobs, 12,000 were in the private sector. I keep seeing more and more job relocations to the state.

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US EMPLOYMENT REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 2010 – From the Bureau of Labor Statistics

by Jeff Cameron December 3, 2010 Business

Well the big anticipation is over. What happened in November for job creation. After all, job creation is what we need! I really don’t understand what is happening in the stock market. After a promising report from ADP earlier this week the market rallied. Today, we get the shocker. ONLY 39,000 jobs created in November. …

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JOBS JOBS JOBS THAT IS THE ANSWER TO THE ECONOMY – HAVE BUSINESS BEGUN TO HIRE?

by Jeff Cameron August 5, 2010 Business

So tomorrow is the big day! The jobs report for July 2010! Most expect large losses, but the expectation is the losses are the census workers. The talking heads are also expecting large private sector jobs to offset most of those losses. We will see. But in my heart of hearts, I hope so. We …

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Arizona Adds 19,500 Jobs in April – Good Sign

by Jeff Cameron May 21, 2010 Real Estate Market Update

Good news on the job front. We added 19,500 jobs in April. We are now off by 40,000 jobs from this time last year. Of that 30,000 of those jobs are government and construction. It will be interesting to see if more new homes are being built and that creates more construction jobs as the …

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IS THE RECESSION OVER IN ARIZONA?

by Jeff Cameron April 20, 2010 Real Estate Market Update

I know for those out of work or struggling at a below normal pay rate, this is hard to swallow. But things are improving. Home sales continue at record rates. People buying distressed homes need to fix the landscaping, paint, carpet, fix plumbing and other things around the house. This all adds to the economy. …

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JOB LOSS SLOWS ACROSS AMERICA

by admin May 8, 2009 Real Estate Market Update

The job loss slowed in April as the market begins its recovery. Jobs are always a lagging indicator. I believe we will be in recovery by the 4th quarter of this year. As the sales of homes continue to improve, this will add jobs. More lenders, more title reps and more Realtors. As these new …

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