1. Yoshio TSUJI April 13, 2012
Stagnant labor conditions have been continuing.
Employment-Population Ratio (%)
Jan: 58.5%
Feb: 58.6%
Mar: 58.5%
Number Unemployed for 27 Weeks & over
(thousands) Jan: 42.9%
Feb: 42.6%
Mar: 42.5%
U6 (%)
Jan: 15.1%
Feb: 14.9%
Mar: 14.5%
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(Source: BLS)
2. Housing markets are far away from recovering.
CoreLogic Home Price Index
Down 34.4% from the peak
Down 0.8% (MOM)
(Source: CoreLogic)
Shadow inventory 1.6m units
Visible inventory
(Source: Calculated Risk)
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