June growth was revised but not significantly, to a gain of 0.4% . Read More
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Retail Sales revised up strongly.
Retail Sales for June were revised up by $1,985 billion, changing that month’s reported decrease of 0.16% to an increase of 0.26%. Read More
Payrolls Survey: Jobs Growth of 209,000 in July
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ July Payroll Survey reported a seasonally adjusted gain of 209,000 jobs, 205,000 in the private sector. Read More
Unemployment Rate fell in July to 4.3%.
The Labor Force Participation rate rose to 62.9% from 62.8%.
The Employment/Population Ratio rose to 60.2% from 60.1%. Read More
Payrolls Survey: Jobs Growth of 222,000 in June
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ June Payroll Survey reported a seasonally adjusted gain of 222,000 jobs, 187,000 in the private sector. Read More
Unemployment Rate rose in June to 4.4%.
The Labor Force Participation rate rose to 62.8% from 62.7%.
The Employment/Population Ratio rose to 60.1% from 60%. Read More
Job Openings at 4.0% (up 0.2% ), Hiring at 3.5% (down 0.1% ).
The number of job openings increased to a series high of 6.0 million on the last business day of April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires decreased to 5.1 million and separations edged down to 5.0 million. Within separations, the quits rate and the layoffs and discharges rate were little changed at 2.1 percent and 1.1 percent, respectively. This release includes estimates of the number and rate of job openings, hires, and separations for the nonfarm sector by industry and by four geographic regions. Read More