Each month the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics releases employment data at the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and Division level in both Seasonally Adjusted Annualized Rates (SAAR) and non-seasonally adjusted formats. As I have written in the past: Jobs are everything to an economy. Period. Over what interval the jobs are counted, however, can change …Read more
Retirees are one of the top growth markets in the U.S. with 10,000 people turning 65 every day morphing away from the workspace. Savings and investments will greatly influence their ultimate lifestyle in conjunction with where they live. Cost of living plays a big part. Perhaps the ultimate measure of the cost of living is …Read more
August is back-to-school month for tens of millions of Americans across the country, but not all are attending colleges and universities, yet they have a great prospect for future employment and income. Not every good job out there requires a college degree. Nor is a college degree the best route for everyone. To identify those …Read more
Some assets and investments payoff well, and others make us wish we have never seen nor heard of them. The good, the bad and ugly of investments includes stocks, bonds, real estate and even people’s college degrees – at least from a financial perspective. The prior Jones On Real Estate Blog looked at the typical …Read more
Post-high school studies for most people have a good to great payback assuming the learned skill sets are in demand in the marketplace. Key to this, however, is first getting the high school diploma – or equivalent. To assure a good high education, many American families have turned to private high schools. Last year, Realtor.com …Read more
No matter how much focus is placed on expense controls, without revenues there are no profits. The keystone to the economic performance of a company is how much total revenue the average employee adds: the greater the revenue per person, the greater the potential profit. Naturally, costs must be subtracted from gross revenues to calculate …Read more
The first job after college is so important in launching a career and positioning a person for their lifelong earnings. As shown in the past, it’s just not the level of pay but also associated living costs, growth potential (in responsibility and remuneration) and quality of life that need consideration. As usual, I invoke the …Read more
Have you ever read an email that contained a link that was literally made for you, that you just had to click? [Naturally from a known-source that you have no concerns regarding cybersecurity.] I had one yesterday and, wow, did it increase the level of my brain activity level. Here was the hook, and it …Read more
For the second month in a row the U.S. outperformed the consensus from economists for job growth by creating 209,000 net new jobs in July 2017 versus an expectation of 180,000. In addition, job gains for May 2017 were revised downwards from 152,000 to 145,000, but June was increased from a preliminary gain of 222,000 …Read more
We love our outdoors across America, but many of the markets are so pricey today that participating in outdoor activities is relegated to just one or two weeks during the vacation. Median home prices in Boulder, Colorado hit $570,000 in June 2017, Vail (Eagle County) $660,000. Telluride (San Miguel County) $735,000, and Aspen (Pitkin County) …Read more