Aakash Gupta

3 weeks ago | news.aakashg.com | Aakash Gupta

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3 weeks ago | bankingjournal.aba.com | Aakash Gupta

The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services deficit was $122.7 billion in December, down $9.0 billion from $78.9 billion in February, revised. The February decrease in the goods and services deficit reflected a decrease in the goods deficit of $8.8 billion to $147.0 billion and a decrease in the services surplus of $0.8 billion to $24.3 billionFebruary exports were $278.5 billion, $8.0 billion more than January exports.

3 weeks ago | bankingjournal.aba.com | Aakash Gupta

The non-farm private sector gained 155,000 jobs in March and annual pay was up 4.6% Year-over-Year, according to the ADP National Employment Report. This follows an upward revision of January’s report from 77,000 to 84,000. Small businesses with fewer than 50 employees gained 52,000 jobs. Medium-sized businesses with 50-499 employees gained 43,000 jobs and large businesses gained 59,000.

3 weeks ago | news.aakashg.com | Aakash Gupta

One of the things is no short supply these days is advice. But what is in short supply is actual case studies. So that’s what today’s post is: stories of successful job seekers - not theory on what works. Every 3 months, we check in on the job market in this newsletter. And the news is in: Q1 2025 was a return to the lows we saw in 2023.

4 weeks ago | news.aakashg.com | Aakash Gupta

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