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U.S. consumer confidence increased in December to its highest level since February 2008, according to the Conference Board’s latest report released Tuesday.

The number of homes sold in the four-county metro Milwaukee area increased 1.8 percent in November, compared to November of 2013, according to the latest report from the Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors.

The Milwaukee jobs market outlook for the first quarter ranks fifth-best among metropolitan markets across the United States, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.

U.S. employers ramped up hiring in November, keeping the economy on track to record its strongest year of job creation in 15 years.

Wisconsin businesses responding to the annual First Business Economic Survey are reporting widespread and robust financial results for the end of the year and are remarkably bullish about their prospects for 2015.

The Institute for Supply Management (ISM)-Milwaukee Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for November has been revised to 70.25, up from the previous estimate of 65.61, indicating continued robust growth for manufacturers in southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis revised its third quarter real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figure higher, with the U.S. economy growing an annualized rate of 3.9 percent.

Wisconsin’s unemployment rate fell to 5.4 percent in October and the state added 4,000 private sector jobs during the month, on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the latest report from the state Department of Workforce Development.

Wisconsin ranks as the 32nd-best state for business climate, according to the newest Forbes magazine ranking.

The Port of Green Bay tonnage remains on pace for a “healthy year,” despite a slight decrease in October shipments.