Minneapolis took the top spot in a recent survey of America’s Most Affordable Places For a Good Life. Citizens of Minnesota’s largest city enjoy a high quality of life with access to a wide choice of arts, leisure and entertainment offerings and property in Minneapolis is relatively affordable.
The American median existing-home price for all housing types was $200,700 in March, down 7.7 percent from a year ago when the median was $217,400.
Two random selections were conducted, first on applications qualifying for the 20,000 “master’s or higher degree” exemption, and second on the remaining applications, for the 65,000 cap. There were approximately 163,000 applications received.
The opening day for American visas for highly skilled temporary foreign workers begins on April 1st.
St. Bernard — America’s fastest-losing county from 2005 to 2006 — experienced a 42.9 percent population increase between July 1, 2006, and July 1, 2007, increasing its population by almost 6,000. Orleans’ population rose by 13.8 percent, or nearly 29,000.
Three Texas cities had the fastest-growing labour force in the USA from 2000 to 2005. For cities with populations of 25,000 or more, Frisco had 73 percent labour force growth, followed by Cedar Park (66 percent) and McKinney (53 percent). These were followed by Carmel, Indiana (50 percent), and Dania Beach, Florida (45 percent).
United States non-farm payroll employment, at 138.1 million, and the unemployment rate, at 4.9 percent, were essentially unchanged in January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported.
The number of houses sold in America fell in December after several months of stable activity. Despite the fall, the total number of homes sold in 2007 was the fifth highest on record.
House sales rose slightly in November, with industry insiders expressing hopes that America’s property markets are stabilizing in the wake of the year’s subprime mortgage problems.
Nevada is once again America’s fastest-growing state, with the population rising 2.9 percent in the year ending July 1, 2007. The Silver State took back first place from Arizona, which dropped back to second place.