A quarterly measure of confidence among business executives has retreated on a more cautious outlook for the United States economy, The Conference Board reported its Measure of CEO Confidence fell two points for the fourth quarter. At 46, the latest reading reflected more negative than positive responses to the survey upon which the index was […]
A measure of optimism among small business owners continues to decline on less upbeat expectations for improving conditions and persistent concerns about inflation. The National Federation of Independent Business reported its Small Business Optimism Index fell a half point to 90.8 in September. The index has remained below its 49-year average of 98 for 21 […]
A measure of consumer confidence retreated for a second straight month on less upbeat expectations for business and labor conditions. The Conference Board reported its Consumer Confidence Index declined 5.7 points to 103 in August. While a measure of current conditions edged up, a measure of the short-term outlook dropped below a threshold that historically […]
A measure of optimism among small business owners has retreated on less upbeat expectations for economic conditions and persistent concerns about labor shortages and inflation. The National Federation of Independent Business reported its Small Business Optimism Index fell six-tenths of a point to 91.3 in August. The index has remained below its 48-year average of […]
U.S. employers continue to hire, but the unemployment rate moved up as more people looked for jobs. Nonfarm payrolls increased 187,000 and the jobless rate increased three-tenths of a point to 3.8 percent in August, according to the latest estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The jobless rate climbed to its highest level […]
A measure of consumer confidence has retreated on less upbeat assessments of business and labor conditions. The Conference Board reported its Consumer Confidence Index dropped 7.9 points to 106.1 in August. Measures of current conditions and short-term expectations both fell. “August’s disappointing headline number reflected dips in both the current conditions and expectations indexes. Write-in […]
Sales tax collections continue to trend upward in Mesa County, although not for all retail or industry categories. The county collected more than $4.4 million in sales tax in July, an increase of four-tenths of a percent over collections for the same month last year. July collections reflect June sales. The county collected more than […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The unemployment rate continues to trend upward in Mesa County, although slow job growth also is expected in the months and years ahead. The seasonally unadjusted jobless rate edged up a tenth of a point to 3.8 percent between June and July, according to the latest estimates from the Colorado […]
A monthly index forecasting economic conditions in the United States continues to decline, signaling slowing and what could be a recession. The Conference Board reported its Leading Economic Index decreased four-tenths of a percent to 105.8 in July. A separate measure of current conditions increased. A measure of past conditions remained unchanged. The Leading Economic […]
Sales tax collections continue to trend upward in Mesa County, although not for all retail or industry categories. The county collected more than $4.4 million in sales tax in July, an increase of four-tenths of a percent over collections for the same month last year. July collections reflect June sales. The county collected more than […]