New Regional CPI data-set available. Read More
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Retail Sales Rounding Doubles Growth
Rounding caused a 0.05% gain to become a 0.1% one. August and September revised down. Read More
JOLTS vs Payroll Survey
We compare and contrast the two surveys, looking for clues to the October “surge” in Payrolls. The new, September JOLTS data neither confirms nor denies. Read More
Job Openings at 3.7% (up 0.1% ), Hiring at 3.5% (down 0.1% ).
The number of job openings was little changed at 5.5 million on the last business day of September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today Read More
Rounding Unemployment
The October Household Survey (CPS) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported a drop of 0.1% points in unemployment for October. But decimal rounding over-stated things somewhat. Read More
Why All The Fuss?
Much was made of the October Payrolls Survey’s headline growth figure of 271,000 in comparison with the growth rates for August and September of 153,000 and 137,000 respectively. Read More
Unemployment Rate fell in October to 5%.
The Labor Force Participation rate remained unchanged October at 62.4%.
The Employment/Population Ratio rose to 59.3% from 59.2%. Read More