For those interested in more detail behind the following, please contact us – we will be happy to discuss further. The Bureau of Labor Statistics will publish its April Payrolls Survey on Friday, May 2nd. Barring revisions to March and February numbers the underlying mathematical trend projects an increase of 218,000 jobs in April… Read more » Read More
Posts Categorized: Employment
March Jobs Report Preview: Trend calls for 187,000 more private sector jobs.
Mathematical biases in the seasonal adjustment process are used briefly to examine the projected trend for March’s BLS Payrolls Report (Friday, April 4th). Read More
February Jobs Report Preview: Trend calls for 183,000 more jobs.
Mathematical biases in the seasonal adjustment process are used to examine the projected trend for February’s BLS Payrolls Report (Friday 7th). Revisions or reversals to two major sector move in January may impact the trend. Read More
December Unemployment: Another drop in Participation brings U-3 down to 6.7%
Unemployment rate tumbles from 7.0% to 6.7% despite the proportion of people with a job having remained the same. Read More
Payroll Survey – Only 74.000 jobs added in December
Way below expectations. Only the Retail sector showed decent growth. November’s gain revised up by 38,000 though. Read More
Unemployment – November’s rate falls to 7.0%
Shutdown blip over but the trend continues to be dominated by a drop in those counted as looking for work. Both the Labor Force Participation rate and the Employment/Population rate are worse than in September. Read More
Payroll Survey – 203,000 jobs added in November.
196,000 in the private sector. Published revisions to prior months total gains were minimal. Read More