Employers Probably Stepped Up Hiring

Employers Probably Stepped Up Hiring

From bloomberg.com

Employers probably added more jobs in September than the prior month and the U.S. jobless rate held at the lowest level since 2008, indicating progress in the labor market will help sustain growth, economists said before a report this week. Payrolls rose by 180,000 workers, the most since April, after a 169,000 gain the prior month, according to the median forecast of 60 economists surveyed by Bloomberg ahead of Labor Department figures due Oct. 4. Manufacturing grew in August at close to the fastest pace in two years, separate data may show. The unemployment rate remains elevated, according to Federal Reserve policy ... (full story)

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Sep 29, 2013 6:56am

Quoting giveachance

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welcome to beginning of taper. now would like to see if this news is indeed correct on friday and what do the fed jokers have to say

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i bet jobless rate falls another 0.1% that will make USDX stronger...xpecialy if NFP comes out positive too

JollyBean

Sep 29, 2013 8:10am — Edited

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"Employers probably added more jobs in September than the prior month and the U.S. jobless rate held at the lowest level since 2008, indicating progress in the labor market will help sustain growth, economists said before a report this week. "

Yeah sure... just like how most economists predicted a taper in Sept too and guess what happened.

Ill-b-back

Sep 30, 2013 6:21pm

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Quoting hosemaster

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During a government shutdown, do the printing presses still print dollars?

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They go to Russia on a "finders keepers" mission

giveachance

Sep 29, 2013 6:49am

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welcome to beginning of taper. now would like to see if this news is indeed correct on friday and what do the fed jokers have to say

simpleguy

Sep 29, 2013 11:47am

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I have a question. Would these be full time jobs or part time jobs? Or is their no way of knowing?

hosemaster

Sep 29, 2013 3:41pm

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During a government shutdown, do the printing presses still print dollars?

Spreadbetter

Sep 29, 2013 1:38pm

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Link. And a couple of Interesting article/s worth a read IMO,

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm

http://www.businessinsider.com/part-time-jump-in-july-2013-8

http://www.forbes.com/sites/gracemarieturner/2013/08/27/its-fact-not-anecdote-that-obamacare-is-turning-us-into-a-part-time-nation/