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Insights in Seniors Housing & Care

Economic Trends  |  Senior Housing  |  Workforce

Jobless Rate Slips Back to 11.1% in June, but Still Remains High

By: Beth Mace  |  July 02, 2020

The Labor Department reported that nonfarm payrolls rose by 4.8 million in June and that the unemployment rate fell to 11.1%. This is decidedly good news and suggests that the employment recovery from the precipitous COVID-related drop in March and April continues to reverse course. Combined, 7.5 million jobs were generated in May and June, recouping some of the 22.2 million jobs lost in March and April. Said another way, the June level of payrolls was 14.7 million below February’s.

Market Trends  |  NIC MAP Vision  |  Senior Housing

1Q2020 Seniors Housing Actual Rates Report Key Takeaways

By: Beth Mace  |  June 17, 2020

The NIC MAP® Data Service recently released national monthly data through March 2020 for actual rates and leasing velocity. In this release, NIC also provided data on three metropolitan areas for which there is sufficient data to report upon: Atlanta, Philadelphia, and Phoenix.

Economic Trends  |  Senior Housing  |  Workforce

Jobs Increase by 2.5 million in May and Jobless Rate Retreats

By: Beth Mace  |  June 05, 2020

The Labor Department reported that jobs rose by 2.5 million in May, while the jobless rate fell to 13.3%, a surprising outcome given the severity of pandemic-related lockdowns on the economy and other recent less bullish measures of economic performance. The increase in May followed a loss in jobs of 20.7 million in April, which was the largest decline in records dating back to 1939. Analysts had predicted an increase in the employment rate to 19% and a decline of 7.5 million jobs in payrolls.

COVID-19  |  Market Trends  |  NIC MAP Vision  |  Senior Housing  |  Skilled Nursing

NIC MAP Releases the First Intra-Quarterly Data Set

By: Beth Mace  |  May 26, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has created an urgency for insights on data and trends in the seniors housing and care sector. NIC has long held that transparency, accuracy, and timeliness are key factors for well-informed decision-making.

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