The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ June Payroll Survey reported a seasonally adjusted gain of 287,000 jobs, 265,000 in the private sector. Read More
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Unemployment Rate rose in June to 4.9%.
The Labor Force Participation rate rose to 62.7% from 62.6%.
The Employment/Population Ratio fell to 59.6% from 59.7%. Read More
Unemployment Rate fell in May to 4.7%.
The Labor Force Participation rate fell to 62.6% from 62.8%.
The Employment/Population Ratio remained unchanged at 59.7%. Read More
Payrolls Survey: Jobs below last month’s published number
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ May Payroll Survey reported a seasonally adjusted gain of 38,000 jobs, 25,000 in the private sector. Read More
Consistent Payrolls – Confirmation
Last week’s annual benchmark revision to the Payroll Survey released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics finally removed the erroneous and significant surge that was introduced a year ago. This was the 423,000 jobs gain for November 2014 which we referred to in our Consistent Payrolls Series introduction early last year. This number was a… Read more » Read More
Payrolls Watch: Growth Breaks Trend
Updating our look at the October 2015 payrolls, where we compared the year-to-year growth with the rolling 3-month growth. The three-month growth rate (annualized) has broken through to the upside of the still down-trending year-over-year growth rate. The annual percentage growth to December 2015 of 1.9% is still below the 2.3% recorded for the year… Read more » Read More
Unrounded Unemployment – Down in December
December’s unemployment headline rate was unchanged at 5.0% – flat since October. But, as we reported last month, the rounding of the rate to one decimal places hides some detail. When we look at the unemployment rate to two decimal figures, we see that it has reached a new minimum. And this is on… Read more » Read More