-
The employment situation -- January 2019
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 304,000 in January, and the unemployment rate edged up to 4.0 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in several industries, including leisure and hospitality, construction, health care, and transportation and warehousing. Household Survey Data Both the unemployment rate, at 4.0 percent, and the number of unemployed persons, at 6.5 million, edged up in January. The impact of the partial federal government shutdown contributed to the uptick in these measures. Among the unemployed, the number who reported being on temporary layoff ... (full story)
-
U.S. Payrolls Rise 304,000 While Wage Gains Cool Amid Shutdown
U.S. hiring in January topped all forecasts while wage gains cooled and the government shutdown pushed up the unemployment rate, signaling job gains remain robust without major inflation pressures that would worry Federal Reserve officials. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 304,000, the most in almost a year, after a downwardly revised 222,000 gain the prior month, a Labor Department report showed Friday. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey called for an increase of 165,000, following an initially reported 312,000 in December. Average hourly earnings rose just 0.1 percent from the prior month, missing estimates. ... (full story)
- Comments
- Comment
- Subscribe
- Comment #1
- Quote
- Feb 1, 2019 8:35am Feb 1, 2019 8:35am
- sunpied
- | Joined Feb 2016 | Status: Member | 270 Comments
- Comment #2
- Quote
- Feb 1, 2019 8:35am Feb 1, 2019 8:35am
- Lamplighter
- | Joined Sep 2017 | Status: Member | 1006 Comments
- Comment #3
- Quote
- Edited 9:41am Feb 1, 2019 8:35am | Edited 9:41am
- althar
- | Joined Apr 2011 | Status: Member | 478 Comments
- Comment #4
- Quote
- Feb 1, 2019 8:36am Feb 1, 2019 8:36am
- jegas
- Joined Oct 2011 | Status: Forex is an Unpredicatable Game.... | 1208 Comments
- Comment #5
- Quote
- Feb 1, 2019 8:37am Feb 1, 2019 8:37am
- Lamplighter
- | Joined Sep 2017 | Status: Member | 1006 Comments
- Comment #6
- Quote
- Feb 1, 2019 8:37am Feb 1, 2019 8:37am
- moneymove
- Joined Mar 2011 | Status: Compounding Everyday | 22 Comments
- Comment #7
- Quote
- Feb 1, 2019 8:37am Feb 1, 2019 8:37am
- swing77
- Joined Oct 2015 | Status: Ltf market | 1510 Comments
- Comment #8
- Quote
- Feb 1, 2019 8:42am Feb 1, 2019 8:42am
- FlopHero
- | Joined May 2018 | Status: Member | 148 Comments
- Comment #9
- Quote
- Feb 1, 2019 8:43am Feb 1, 2019 8:43am
- Talhazzz
- | Joined Jan 2019 | Status: Member | 3 Comments
- Comment #10
- Quote
- Feb 1, 2019 8:44am Feb 1, 2019 8:44am
- FlopHero
- | Joined May 2018 | Status: Member | 148 Comments
- Comment #11
- Quote
- Feb 1, 2019 8:53am Feb 1, 2019 8:53am
- jegas
- Joined Oct 2011 | Status: Forex is an Unpredicatable Game.... | 1208 Comments
- Comment #12
- Quote
- Feb 1, 2019 9:06am Feb 1, 2019 9:06am
- Lamplighter
- | Joined Sep 2017 | Status: Member | 1006 Comments
- Comment #13
- Quote
- Feb 1, 2019 9:19am Feb 1, 2019 9:19am
- ettrader
- | Joined Aug 2009 | Status: Member | 504 Comments
- Comment #14
- Quote
- Feb 1, 2019 9:21am Feb 1, 2019 9:21am
- fxsport
- Joined Jul 2007 | Status: Member | 2661 Comments
- Comment #15
- Quote
- Feb 1, 2019 11:04am Feb 1, 2019 11:04am
- FrenchNick
- | Joined Jul 2018 | Status: Member | 65 Comments
- Comment #16
- Quote
- Feb 1, 2019 2:24pm Feb 1, 2019 2:24pm
- moneymove
- Joined Mar 2011 | Status: Compounding Everyday | 22 Comments