The Labor Force Participation rate rose to 63.4% from 63.2%.
The Employment/Population Ratio rose to 61.2% from 61%. Read More
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Year/Year Payrolls Growth Rate Drops to 1.4%
Back to levels seen two years ago. Recent quarterly growth still lags that seen a year previously. Read More
Unemployment Rate unchanged in December at 3.5%.
The Labor Force Participation rate remained unchanged December at 63.2%.
The Employment/Population Ratio remained unchanged at 61%. Read More
Payrolls Survey: Jobs Growth of 145,000 in December
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ December Payroll Survey reported a seasonally adjusted gain of 145,000 jobs, 139,000 in the private sector. Read More
State and Local Employment, November
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has published their State and Metro Employment Survey for November.
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ExpliStats Real Retail Sales up by 0.1% in November
Without price-adjustment, the Census Department’s November growth is 0.2%. The headline “Real” change, price-deflated by the whole of the CPI All Items index dropped by 0.1%. ExpliStats price-deflation gives a 0.1% growth. Read More
CPI-U Annual inflation up from 1.8% to 2.0%. Used cars and gasoline.
The CPI-U price index rose by 0.3% in November 2019. This, together with November 2018’s low CPI increase dropping out of the year-over-year rate brings the annual inflation rate up to 2.05%.
The difference between the two Novembers lies almost entirely in Used Motor Vehicles, and in Gasoline prices.
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