-
The US Employment Situation - November 2017
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 228,000 in November, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment continued to trend up in professional and business services, manufacturing, and health care. Household Survey Data The unemployment rate held at 4.1 percent in November, and the number of unemployed persons was essentially unchanged at 6.6 million. Over the year, the unemployment rate and the number of unemployed persons were down by 0.5 percentage point and 799,000, respectively. (See table A-1.) Among the major worker groups, the ... (full story)
-
U.S. Payrolls Rise 228,000 While Wages Gain Less Than Forecast
The U.S. added more jobs than forecast in November and the unemployment rate held at an almost 17-year low, though below-forecast wage gains suggest the labor market still has slack to absorb. Payrolls rose 228,000, above the median economist estimate of 195,000, after a downwardly revised 244,000 advance, Labor Department figures showed Friday. Average hourly earnings increased 2.5 percent from a year earlier, less than the 2.7 percent projection, and October's figures were revised lower. The data provide a clearer picture of the labor market after volatility caused by two hurricanes mostly dissipated, though there ... (full story)
- Comments
- Comment
- Subscribe
- Comment #1
- Quote
- Dec 8, 2017 8:32am Dec 8, 2017 8:32am
- sunpied
- | Joined Feb 2016 | Status: Member | 270 Comments
- Comment #2
- Quote
- Dec 8, 2017 8:34am Dec 8, 2017 8:34am
- Larry4231
- | Joined May 2017 | Status: Member | 31 Comments
- Comment #3
- Quote
- Dec 8, 2017 8:39am Dec 8, 2017 8:39am
- jegas
- Joined Oct 2011 | Status: Forex is an Unpredicatable Game.... | 1208 Comments
- Comment #4
- Quote
- Dec 8, 2017 8:43am Dec 8, 2017 8:43am
- XuMar
- | Joined Feb 2015 | Status: Member | 510 Comments
- Comment #5
- Quote
- Dec 8, 2017 8:45am Dec 8, 2017 8:45am
- kminler
- | Joined Mar 2013 | Status: Member | 101 Comments
- Comment #6
- Quote
- Dec 8, 2017 8:46am Dec 8, 2017 8:46am
- XuMar
- | Joined Feb 2015 | Status: Member | 510 Comments
- Comment #7
- Quote
- Dec 8, 2017 8:48am Dec 8, 2017 8:48am
- louisfx
- Joined Feb 2012 | Status: Member | 560 Comments
- Comment #8
- Quote
- Dec 8, 2017 8:51am Dec 8, 2017 8:51am
- Guest
- | IP XX.XX.215.114
- Comment #9
- Quote
- Dec 8, 2017 8:52am Dec 8, 2017 8:52am
- Faucon
- | Joined Jan 2012 | Status: Member | 175 Comments
- Comment #10
- Quote
- Dec 8, 2017 8:52am Dec 8, 2017 8:52am
- jegas
- Joined Oct 2011 | Status: Forex is an Unpredicatable Game.... | 1208 Comments
- Comment #11
- Quote
- Dec 8, 2017 8:59am Dec 8, 2017 8:59am
- Hurst
- | Commercial Member | Joined Aug 2014 | 1123 Comments
- Comment #12
- Quote
- Dec 8, 2017 9:09am Dec 8, 2017 9:09am
- louisfx
- Joined Feb 2012 | Status: Member | 560 Comments
- Comment #13
- Quote
- Dec 8, 2017 9:34am Dec 8, 2017 9:34am
- DonFF
- | Commercial Member | Joined Nov 2014 | 1969 Comments
- Comment #14
- Quote
- Dec 8, 2017 9:40am Dec 8, 2017 9:40am
- XuMar
- | Joined Feb 2015 | Status: Member | 510 Comments
- Comment #15
- Quote
- Dec 8, 2017 9:49am Dec 8, 2017 9:49am
- dangphuoctu
- | Joined Oct 2017 | Status: Member | 18 Comments
- Comment #16
- Quote
- Dec 8, 2017 9:52am Dec 8, 2017 9:52am
- louisfx
- Joined Feb 2012 | Status: Member | 560 Comments
- Comment #17
- Quote
- Dec 8, 2017 9:56am Dec 8, 2017 9:56am
- DonFF
- | Commercial Member | Joined Nov 2014 | 1969 Comments
- Comment #18
- Quote
- Dec 8, 2017 9:58am Dec 8, 2017 9:58am
- louisfx
- Joined Feb 2012 | Status: Member | 560 Comments
- Comment #19
- Quote
- Dec 8, 2017 11:21am Dec 8, 2017 11:21am
- carlosfx07
- | Membership Revoked | Joined Oct 2017 | 70 Comments
- Comment #20
- Quote
- Dec 8, 2017 11:45am Dec 8, 2017 11:45am
- XuMar
- | Joined Feb 2015 | Status: Member | 510 Comments