Category Archives: Jobs

Mortgage Market Week in Review – November 7, 2011

MORTGAGE MARKET WEEK IN REVIEW Rates trended lower this week as markets reacted to Greece’s on-again-off-again debt drama but by the end of the week, attention was re-focused domestically on what is typically one of the bigger pieces of economic news: The Monthly Jobs Report. Today the Labor Department reported that 80,000 jobs were created…

Marin County’s Jobless Rate Still Lowest in State in September 2011

MARIN COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT According to a Marin Independent Journal article, Marin’s unemployment rate slid to 7.4 percent in September, down from 7.8 percent the previous month, as reported by the state Employment Development Department. In Marin, the jobless rate was down from 8.2 percent in July, and matched the two-year low recorded in May of…

Make A Mortgage Rate Plan BEFORE Friday’s Jobs Report

Mortgage rates could move higher beginning tomorrow morning. The Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its February jobs report at 8:30 AM ET.