Category Archives: Jobs

Markets Ignore The April Jobs Report And It’s Good News For Mortgage Rates

2010/05/07 Jobs No comments
On the first Friday of every month, the U.S. government releases its Non-Farm Payrolls report.  More commonly called “the jobs report”, Non-Farm Payrolls is a major market mov......

Could Friday’s Jobs Report Create Rising Mortgage Rates?

2010/03/04 Jobs No comments
Conforming and FHA mortgage rates in IL have improved over the last 10 days, but that could all change this Friday with the release of February’s Non-Farm Payrolls report. Non-Farm Payro......

The January 2010 Jobs Report May Lead Mortgage Rates And Home Prices Higher

2010/02/04 Jobs No comments
On the first Friday of every month, the U.S. government releases its Non-Farm Payrolls data from the month prior. The data is more commonly known as “the jobs report” and it swings......

The Bad Jobs Report Wasn’t All Bad — Mortgage Rates Fell

2010/01/12 Jobs No comments
Despite the headlines, it’s important to remember that December’s jobs report wasn’t all bad news.  Sure, the economy shed 85,000 jobs last month and the Unemployment Rate fa......

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