1,543,235
Consumer confidence is up here, San Diego enjoys 7 major industries so our diversified economy is more like a mutual fund than a stock.
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Les & Sarah Oswald
Eastvale, CA
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Michael Thacker - Re/M...
Louisville, KY
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Eric Kodner
Minnetonka, MN
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Anna Hatridge
Farmington, MO
4,319,419
Winston Heverly the numbers in MA are even better - at 4.6% of unemployment.
People have more confidence in buying a home now as compared to 3 years ago.
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Michael Thacker - Re/M...
Louisville, KY
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
, CA
432,037
There are jobs to be had, but I'm told employers rarely give raises anymore.
Student loan debt is a bigger issue here than unemployment.
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Michael Thacker - Re/M...
Louisville, KY
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
, CA
763,783
I believe that it's no longer about how many people are employed it's now about affordability. Remember "another day older and deeper in debt" well that's what's happening. Low paying jobs, no raises and prices keep going up. People are working harder and falling further behind.
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Eric Kodner
Minnetonka, MN
392,768
Winston Heverly it is about 6% in our area. However, that only counts the people who have filed for unemployment benefits and not those who have given up or find themselves 'under-employed' or the independent contractors who do not have any work.
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
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4,434,127
I do not pay attention to those figures. I have however seen more buyers recently.
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
, CA
6,392,899
5,868,372
Denver has a low unemployment rate, below national average. Thinking many are growing pot.....
1,712,676
Yes, we were around 3.75% but with some energy layoffs we went up to about 4.25% the last time I checked. It hasn't affected the real estate market.
900,008
Connecticut has been lagging in getting the employment numbers up. My concern is we will go into the next downturn before fully recovering from the last one.
864,658
I don't know the exact figure for my county. I did hear is close to 5%. I can only gauge by how busy Costco gets during the weekday...and it is usually packed.
617,935
Winston,
What the employment figures don’t show is how many people are under employed. Working at jobs at a “lower level” than they may be qualified for.
150,416
We are actually in the 4% range here in Louisville, but with the cost of housing in the areas I work, it limits the available market a bit.
1,725,996
It is much, much higher both in San Diego County, CA and here on the Florida Gulf Coast. I believe so many have just given up eveb looking.