Economic Indicators

No metro area saw per-capita incomes fall two years ago, according to the data

U.S. retail sales rose at a solid pace last month, evidence that Americans were willing to spend during the winter holidays.

"There will be 'tax cuts 2.0,'" Larry Kudlow, director of the White House National Economic Council, said. 

Almost all of the Fed’s 12 districts reported modest growth, the Fed said in its region-by-region roundup of anecdotal information.

Interest-rate cuts have lowered revenue for lenders across the country.

According to the Farm Bureau, Wisconsin farmers can use relief from the trade wars.

"We're reviving it," Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said.

Part of New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s plan to close the wealth gap also involves implementing a millionaire’s tax.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin predicted the USMCA and "phase one" China trade deal will "add significantly to growth."

The taxes would raise trillions of dollars in revenue to expand sweeping new social programs, such as Medicare-for-all and eliminating student loan debt.

This marks the first time in nearly a decade that females took the majority of the workforce jobs.

The economy added 145,000 jobs, while the jobless rate held steady at 3.5 percent, the lowest rate since 1969.

Economists expected U.S. employers to have added 164,000 jobs in December.

The federal minimum wage rate has remained at $7.25 per hour for the past decade

Sixty-two percent of construction firms reported few or no qualified applicants.

President Trump said a phase two deal might not get done until after the election.

In 2019, job growth on average was slower than it was in 2018 per month.

Fed Vice Chairman Richard Clarida sounded an upbeat note on the U.S. economy heading into 2020.

In the Phase One agreement, China will buy $50 billion worth of U.S. agricultural products, including pork.

Layoffs will begin in February.