Employers added 227,000 jobs in January. When this total is combined with the fact that government employees declined by 10,000, private employers actually added 237,000 jobs.
New Home Sales fell by 10% to an annual rate of 536 thousand homes in December. Existing Homes fell by a more modest 2.8% to a 5.49 million rate. Despite these declines, sales in December were above prior year levels. Sales for existing homes were 6% higher…