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Americans More Confident in Personal Finances, Savings
Sixty-four percent of respondents have some type of emergency savings – even if it’s less than three months’ expenses, found the latest results of Bankrate's Financial Security Index. The monthly survey also found measures how secure Americans feel about their personal finances compared with 12 months ago and is conducted via telephone interviews conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International.
Virginia Tops Ranking with Most Military Veterans Per Capita
Military service brought soldiers, sailors and Marines to duty bases in Virginia, but the availability of defense-related jobs--along with everything else the Old Dominion has to offer--may have kept them here.
Pennsylvania Gov. Vows to Take Pension Reform to Public Vote
After more than a day of criticism from fellow state Republicans for allegedly failing to show leadership, Gov. Tom Corbett said Friday he has worked behind the scenes for long enough and will take his cause of pension reform to the public.
Weekly Jobless Claims Near Lowest in 7 Years
Initial jobless claims fell to near a seven-year low last week in a sign of continued improvement in the labor market.
Mortgage Rates Rise Slightly on Jobs Report
Mortgage rates increased slightly following an improved jobs report from the Labor Department, according to mortgage news and comparison site, Bankrate.com. the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate rising to 4.31 percent, and the average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.33 discount and origination points.
Florida Job Growth Up 23,000 in June
Florida added 22,620 private sector jobs during the month of June, according to the latest ADP Regional Employment Report which is produced by payroll firm ADP, in collaboration with Moody's Analytics.
Report: 281,000 Jobs Added in June
U.S. private sector businesses added 281,000 jobs from in June according to the June National Employment Report, which is produced monthly by payroll and business services company ADP in collaboration with Moody’s Analytics.
Small Business Job Growth Near Record High
Good news first: The Paychex / IHS national small business jobs growth index remains near record highs, as Washington state leads and Arizona shows strong improvement. Dallas ranked as June’s top performing metro area, surpassing San Francisco, Seattle, and Houston.