-
The US Employment Situation - January 2017
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 227,000 in January, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 4.8 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in retail trade, construction, and financial activities. Both the number of unemployed persons, at 7.6 million, and the unemployment rate, at 4.8 percent, were little changed in January. (See table A-1. For information about annual population adjustments to the household survey estimates, see the notes at the end of this news release and tables B and C.) Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rate for Asians (3.7 ... (full story)
-
Payrolls in U.S. Increase 227,000 While Wage Growth Weakens
U.S. employers added the most workers in four months while wage growth slowed more than projected, suggesting there’s still some slack left in the labor market. January’s 227,000 increase in payrolls followed a 157,000 rise in December, a Labor Department report showed Friday in Washington. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for a 180,000 advance. The jobless rate rose to 4.8 percent, and average hourly earnings grew 2.5 percent from January 2016, the weakest since August. The data, representing the final figures under President Barack Obama, indicate the job market is still enjoying ... (full story)
- Comments
- Comment
- Subscribe
- Comment #1
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 8:32am Feb 3, 2017 8:32am
- glenngie
- | Joined Nov 2009 | Status: Member | 1324 Comments
- Comment #2
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 8:33am Feb 3, 2017 8:33am
- Ghassforex
- | Joined Sep 2016 | Status: Member | 1119 Comments
- Comment #3
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 8:36am Feb 3, 2017 8:36am
- klm2020
- | Joined Aug 2013 | Status: Member | 95 Comments
- Comment #4
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 8:37am Feb 3, 2017 8:37am
- glenngie
- | Joined Nov 2009 | Status: Member | 1324 Comments
- Comment #5
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 8:37am Feb 3, 2017 8:37am
- fxcapecod
- | Joined Mar 2012 | Status: Member | 52 Comments
- Comment #6
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 8:38am Feb 3, 2017 8:38am
-
Sequence
- | Joined Apr 2016 | Status: Member | 42 Comments
- Comment #7
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 8:39am Feb 3, 2017 8:39am
- pandupr2
- | Joined Sep 2012 | Status: Member | 7 Comments
- Comment #8
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 8:40am Feb 3, 2017 8:40am
- Ghassforex
- | Joined Sep 2016 | Status: Member | 1119 Comments
- Comment #9
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 8:40am Feb 3, 2017 8:40am
-
deepshtt
- | Membership Revoked | Joined Aug 2016 | 35 Comments
- Comment #10
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 8:41am Feb 3, 2017 8:41am
- Guest
- | IP XX.XXX.27.85
- Comment #11
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 8:41am Feb 3, 2017 8:41am
-
ikouki
- | Joined Oct 2016 | Status: Member | 108 Comments
- Comment #12
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 8:42am Feb 3, 2017 8:42am
- fxcapecod
- | Joined Mar 2012 | Status: Member | 52 Comments
- Comment #13
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 8:42am Feb 3, 2017 8:42am
-
jegas
- Joined Oct 2011 | Status: Forex is an Unpredicatable Game.... | 1208 Comments
- Comment #14
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 8:44am Feb 3, 2017 8:44am
- glenngie
- | Joined Nov 2009 | Status: Member | 1324 Comments
- Comment #15
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 8:45am Feb 3, 2017 8:45am
- Guest
- | IP XXX.XXX.190.204
- Comment #16
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 8:46am Feb 3, 2017 8:46am
- Ghassforex
- | Joined Sep 2016 | Status: Member | 1119 Comments
- Comment #17
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 8:46am Feb 3, 2017 8:46am
- Guest
- | IP XXX.XX.41.224
- Comment #18
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 8:49am Feb 3, 2017 8:49am
- pandupr2
- | Joined Sep 2012 | Status: Member | 7 Comments
- Comment #19
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 8:52am Feb 3, 2017 8:52am
- nbfx
- | Joined Oct 2010 | Status: Member | 1490 Comments
- Comment #20
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 8:58am Feb 3, 2017 8:58am
- Guest
- | IP XX.XXX.176.12
- Comment #21
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 8:59am Feb 3, 2017 8:59am
-
livetotrade
- | Joined Nov 2009 | Status: Member | 110 Comments
- Comment #22
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 9:00am Feb 3, 2017 9:00am
- tigerwood123
- | Joined Feb 2017 | Status: Junior Member | 2 Comments
- Comment #23
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 9:02am Feb 3, 2017 9:02am
-
doggette
- | Commercial Member | Joined Mar 2012 | 4 Comments
- Comment #24
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 9:08am Feb 3, 2017 9:08am
-
Tony112
- Joined Apr 2008 | Status: sometimes... news come unexpected | 2654 Comments
- Comment #25
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 9:09am Feb 3, 2017 9:09am
- Noober
- | Joined Apr 2016 | Status: Member | 58 Comments
- Comment #26
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 9:17am Feb 3, 2017 9:17am
- Ghassforex
- | Joined Sep 2016 | Status: Member | 1119 Comments
- Comment #27
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 9:19am Feb 3, 2017 9:19am
- Ghassforex
- | Joined Sep 2016 | Status: Member | 1119 Comments
- Comment #28
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 9:21am Feb 3, 2017 9:21am
- nbfx
- | Joined Oct 2010 | Status: Member | 1490 Comments
- Comment #29
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 9:24am Feb 3, 2017 9:24am
- tigerwood123
- | Joined Feb 2017 | Status: Junior Member | 2 Comments
- Comment #30
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 9:43am Feb 3, 2017 9:43am
-
Not-KPMG
- Joined Jun 2015 | Status: Member | 7592 Comments

- Comment #31
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 9:43am Feb 3, 2017 9:43am
- Abdeslam
- | Joined Dec 2014 | Status: Member | 36 Comments
- Comment #32
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 9:48am Feb 3, 2017 9:48am
-
sjackson99
- | Joined May 2013 | Status: Member | 34 Comments
- Comment #33
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 9:55am Feb 3, 2017 9:55am
-
Tony112
- Joined Apr 2008 | Status: sometimes... news come unexpected | 2654 Comments
- Comment #34
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 10:38am Feb 3, 2017 10:38am
- nbfx
- | Joined Oct 2010 | Status: Member | 1490 Comments
- Comment #35
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 10:41am Feb 3, 2017 10:41am
-
saruhn
- Joined Nov 2014 | Status: Team 600 | 138 Comments
- Comment #36
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 10:51am Feb 3, 2017 10:51am
- Guest
- | IP XX.XXX.42.60
- Comment #37
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 10:56am Feb 3, 2017 10:56am
- Ghassforex
- | Joined Sep 2016 | Status: Member | 1119 Comments
- Comment #38
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 11:10am Feb 3, 2017 11:10am
-
sjackson99
- | Joined May 2013 | Status: Member | 34 Comments
- Comment #39
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 12:01pm Feb 3, 2017 12:01pm
- kamarkhi
- | Joined Nov 2014 | Status: Member | 63 Comments
- Comment #40
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 1:10pm Feb 3, 2017 1:10pm
- macpee
- | Joined Feb 2010 | Status: Member | 4 Comments
- Comment #41
- Quote
- Feb 3, 2017 3:40pm Feb 3, 2017 3:40pm
-
Not-KPMG
- Joined Jun 2015 | Status: Member | 7592 Comments

- Comment #42
- Quote
- Feb 4, 2017 9:48pm Feb 4, 2017 9:48pm
-
Forexia
- Joined Jun 2010 | Status: Member | 701 Comments
- Comment #43
- Quote
- Feb 4, 2017 11:15pm Feb 4, 2017 11:15pm
-
Ill-b-back
- Joined May 2011 | Status: Get to the Chopper | 3897 Comments
- Comment #44
- Quote
- Feb 5, 2017 3:13am Feb 5, 2017 3:13am
-
Forexia
- Joined Jun 2010 | Status: Member | 701 Comments
- Comment #45
- Quote
- Feb 5, 2017 5:09am Feb 5, 2017 5:09am
-
Ill-b-back
- Joined May 2011 | Status: Get to the Chopper | 3897 Comments