Boost? The Bureau of Labor Statistics gave some mildly good news for the first time in four … [Read more...]
ADP jobs report shows slowing in July; Update: Manufacturing “unexpectedly contracts” in July
Portents. Time to start breaking out the predictive indicators for Friday’s jobs report on … [Read more...]
The lasting damage of this economy on young workers
Perpetual damage There’s a lot of talk about the difference between the published BLS … [Read more...]
Did weekly jobless claims “unexpectedly” rise last week?
Plus, does the BLS need a partisan at the top? It seems that Bloomberg has picked up where Reuters … [Read more...]
Weekly jobless claims drop after weekly upward revision
Rule change at BLS? The only thing more amusing than the weekly upward revisions in the initial … [Read more...]
Unemployment rate at 8.1%, only 115K jobs added, participation rate shrinks again to new low
Total employment level actually fell by 169K. The April jobs report fell short of analysts … [Read more...]
Unemployment rate at 8.1%, only 115K jobs added, participation rate shrinks again to new low
Total employment level actually fell by 169K. The April jobs report fell short of analysts … [Read more...]
Unemployment edges to 9.0%, 80K jobs added
Weak. Unemployment dropped a tenth of a point in October but the number of jobs added provided less … [Read more...]