The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ May Payroll Survey reported a seasonally adjusted gain of 138,000 jobs, 147,000 in the private sector. Read More
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U.3 fell in May to 4.3%.
The Labor Force Participation rate fell to 62.7% from 62.9%.
The Employment/Population Ratio fell to 60% from 60.2%. Read More
Unemployment Rate fell in April to 4.4%.
The Labor Force Participation rate fell to 62.9% from 63%.
The Employment/Population Ratio rose to 60.2% from 60.1%. Read More
Payrolls Survey: Jobs Growth of 211,000 in April
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ April Payroll Survey reported a seasonally adjusted gain of 211,000 jobs, 194,000 in the private sector. Read More
Financial Managers Cause of Low Wage Growth!
Last week’s January Jobs Report drew a lot of attention for its low hourly wage growth of only 0.1% in January. Even though employers added a more-than-expected 227,000 workers in January, average hourly earnings rose just 0.1 percent. Forecasters struggled to make sense of why Americans’ pay had barely risen at all. “What happened with… Read more » Read More
Hiring and Separations
The sixth-month moving average for Private hires nationally is up in September 2016 by 62,000 from September 2015. The same comparison for Separations (quits, layoffs and others) sees a move of almost double: up by 132,000. Both moving averages have been in a downtrend for the past several months. Browse our… Read more » Read More
Private Payroll Dollars back at 2013 Growth Rate
From the Bureau of Labor Statistics Payroll Survey for August 2016, we take total jobs growth, average wage growth and combine them to get growth in total wages for the entire private sector. Read More