The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that the goods and services deficit was $39.0 billion in November, down $3.2 billion from $42.2 billion in October, revised. November exports were $196.4 billion, $2.0 billion less than October exports. November imports were $235.4 billion, $5.2 billion less than October imports. The November decrease in the goods and services deficit reflected a decrease in the goods deficit of $3.3 billion to $58.3 billion and a decrease in the services surplus of $0.1 billion to $19.3...

Young adults in the United States have the highest rate of migration compared with other age groups. The most common reasons for moving among all ages are job, housing, or family related.1 Many of these moves are made between the ages of 18 to 34, an age group marked by various life course transitions associated with moving.2 These include getting a job, going to college, getting married, or having children. Generally, when economic conditions are good, the rate of migration is relatively stable, regardless of age.3 However, spurred by a credit and housing crisis, the Great Recession, which...