Author: Kevin Roth

Kevin A. Roth, PhD published a weekly economic newsletter for a Washington, DC association for 8.5 years. Then it stopped. This blog builds on the tradition of that newsletter by giving readers a brief, easy-to-read summary of what happened in the U.S. economy over the past week. The opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of Kevin’s current employer. No endorsements are implied. Any data presented are owned by their respective creators.

Record Levels of Job Openings, Hiring Not So Hot: What We Learned During the Week of September 7-11

Record levels of job openings and employers indicating they will hire more workers in Q4. Here are the 5 things we learned from U.S. economic data released during the week ending September 11.

Disappointing August Job Creation, or Was it?: What We Learned During the Week of August 31 – September 4

The August payrolls report disappointed, but the labor market may not be as bad as the numbers imply.  Here are the 5 things we learned from U.S. economic data released during the week ending September 4. The pace of job creation in August was below forecast, but upward revisions appear likely. The Bureau of Labor... Continue Reading →

A Better Q2, Solid Sentiment (So Far): What We Learned During the Week of August 24-28

Extreme stock market volatility overshadowed the stream of largely positive U.S. economic news released last week.  Here are the 5 things we learned from U.S. economic data released during the week ending August 28.  Q2 was a better much quarter for economic growth than previously believed. The Bureau of Economic Analysis sharply revised upward its... Continue Reading →

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