State-to-State Migration Trends in 2022

Please note: The Tableau data visualization embeds in this post are best viewed on a laptop or desktop computer. According to newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of people who moved between states rose from approximately 7.9 million in 2021 to approximately 8.2 million in 202

Instant Reaction: Jobs, January 5, 2024

There is mixed news on the latest jobs figures. According to the household survey, there were 683,000 fewer Americans working in December.  Despite that, the unemployment rate held steady at 3.7% because 845,000 left the labor force and were not even searching for a job. This survey data is consider

Instant Reaction: Mortgage Rates, January 4, 2024

Mortgage interest rates remained nearly flat as the new year began. After mortgage rates dropped incrementally for 9 weeks, they increased a hair to 6.62% from 6.61%. The weekly change in mortgage rates does not yield a meaningful change in what the typical monthly mortgage payment would be for a $4