Analysts, operators and capital providers often pay close attention to the employment data release issued by the Labor Department on the first Friday of the month. This report provides near-real time information about the state of the economy and the U.S. labor market. And with labor representing up to 60% of a typical operator’s expense load, indicators regarding labor availability…
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The Labor Department reported on Friday that nonfarm payrolls increased by a seasonally-adjusted 209,000 positions in July, above the consensus 180,000 estimate. This followed gains of 231,000 in June, originally reported as 222,000, and 145,000 in May, originally reported as 152,000. Monthly revisions result from additional reports received from businesses since the last published estimates and from the recalculation of…
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The Labor Department reported on Friday that nonfarm payrolls increased by a seasonally-adjusted 222,000 positions in June, the largest increase since February, and above the consensus 175,000 estimate. This followed gains of 207,000 in April, originally reported as 174,000, and 152,000 in May, originally reported as 138,000. Monthly revisions result from additional reports received from businesses since the last published…
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The Labor Department reported on Friday that nonfarm payrolls increased by a seasonally-adjusted 138,000 positions in May, well below the consensus 182,000 estimate. This followed gains of 174,000 in April, originally reported as 211,000 and 50,000 in March, originally reported as 79,000. Monthly revisions result from additional reports received from businesses since the last published estimates and from the recalculation…
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The Labor Department reported on Friday that nonfarm payrolls increased by a seasonally-adjusted 210,000 positions in April, well above the consensus 190,000 estimate. This followed gains of 79,000 in March, originally reported as 98,000 and 232,000 in February, originally reported as 219,000. The weak March payroll increase appears to have been weather related. Monthly revisions result from additional reports received…
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