Personal spending took a pause while inflation continued to firm in January.
Consumers Spend Less, Prices Continue Rising: What We Learned During the Week of February 27 – March 3
Employers Expanded Payrolls During the Final Days of 2016: What We Learned During the Week of January 2 – 6
Repeating a monthly trend that had started back in October 2010, employers added workers in December. Survey data also indicated that both the manufacturing and service sectors grew during the same month.
151,000 New Jobs in August: What We Learned During the Week of August 29 – September 2
Employers added fewer jobs in August, while consumers continued to spend in July.
What We Learned About the U.S. Economy Last Week 