Tuesday, July 06, 2010

Office Vacancy Rate Keeps Climbing

The Wall Street Journal reports:
Vacant office space continued to accumulate in the second quarter, the latest indication that businesses aren't planning significant hiring in the near future.

Office buildings across the U.S. lost 1.8 million square feet of occupied space in the quarter, pushing the national office vacancy rate to 17.4%, the highest level since 1993, according to New York-based research firm Reis Inc.
Great moments in Obamanomics.