Labor market trend numbers for the Tri-Cities labor market are showing softening even before the COVID-19 gut punch that will begin showing up in the April reports. The annual revision of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ payroll report delivered in… Read More ›
The jobs adjustment from December’s preliminary number wasn’t good news for the Tri-Cities. And – like the national labor picture – things are going to get worse. February’s local labor market data will be available early in April, but the… Read More ›
A little more than one of every four mortgaged homes in the Tri-Cities was equity rich in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to Attom Data Solutions. At the same time, a little more than one in 10 local mortgaged… Read More ›
Last updated Feb. 8, 2020 The Tri-Cities labor market ended 2019 with more nonfarm jobs than it had in 2008 – the year before the Great Recession hit the local economy. The gain was almost 1,900 jobs from the pre-recession… Read More ›