By The Tim on May 13, 2013
There was an interesting article in the New York Times last week that caught my attention: Homeownership May Actually Cause Unemployment Homeownership is a good thing, for the individual and for society. Or so American governments, whether Republican or Democrat, have long believed. The benefits have been cited repeatedly in justifying the existence and expansion [...]
Posted in National, News | Tagged Economy, homeowners, New York Times, unemployment
By The Tim on April 25, 2013
New local job stats came out this week, so let’s have a look at the Seattle area’s employment situation. First up, year-over-year job growth, broken down into a few relevant sectors: Construction growth dipped again, dropping from a 5.9% year-over-year gain in February to 5.2% in March. With 6.4% year-over-year growth, the retail sector was [...]
Posted in Counties, Statistics | Tagged Jobs, job_growth, unemployment
By The Tim on March 20, 2013
New local job stats came out this week, so let’s have a look at the Seattle area’s employment situation. First up, year-over-year job growth, broken down into a few relevant sectors: Construction growth fell off, dropping from an 8.2% year-over-year gain in January to just 5.4% in February, and the over ten percent gains we [...]
Posted in Counties, Statistics | Tagged Jobs, job_growth, unemployment
By The Tim on January 28, 2013
Let’s have a look at the Seattle area’s employment situation. First up, year-over-year job growth, broken down into a few relevant sectors: Construction is posting gangbuster gains—up 11.5% year-over-year—as homebuilders attempt to capitalize on the inventory crunch. Finance / Real Estate is posting the smallest gains at just 0.8% year-over-year growth. Here’s a look at [...]
Posted in Counties, Statistics | Tagged Jobs, job_growth, unemployment
By The Tim on November 19, 2012
Let’s take another look at the Seattle area’s employment situation. First up, year-over-year job growth, broken down into a few relevant sectors: Construction continues to post bigger gains than other sectors—up 8.9% year-over-year in October, versus an overall gain of 3.6%. Manufacturing has slipped somewhat in recent months, but is still the second-best-performing sector. Here’s [...]
Posted in Counties, Statistics | Tagged Jobs, job_growth, unemployment
By The Tim on October 19, 2012
Let’s take another look at the Seattle area’s employment situation. First up, year-over-year job growth, broken down into a few relevant sectors: Big gains for construction and manufacturing, both up seven percent. Retail slipped into the red slightly, but the other sectors we track are all still showing gains on the year. Here’s a look [...]
Posted in Counties, Statistics | Tagged Jobs, job_growth, unemployment
