The Labor Department reported that there were 313,000 jobs created in the U.S. economy in February. This was above the consensus expectation of 205,000 jobs. This marked the 89th consecutive month of positive job gains for the U.S. economy. Revisions added 54,000 jobs to the prior two months.
The labor force participation rate, which is a measure of the share…
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The Labor Department reported that there were 200,000 jobs created in the U.S. economy in January. This was above the consensus expectation of 180,000 jobs. This marked the 88th consecutive month of positive job gains for the U.S. economy. Revisions subtracted 24,000 jobs to the prior two months. For all of 2017, the economy generated 2.2 million jobs. This marks…
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The Labor Department reported that there were 148,000 jobs created in the U.S. economy in December. This was below the consensus expectation of 190,000 jobs. This marked the 87th consecutive month of positive job gains for the U.S. economy. Revisions subtracted 9,000 jobs to the prior two months. For all of 2017, the economy generated 2.1 million jobs and averaged…
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The Labor Department reported that there were 228,000 jobs created in the U.S. economy in November. This was above the consensus expectation of 200,000 jobs. This marked the 86th consecutive month of positive job gains for the U.S. economy. Revisions were minimal, adding 3,000 jobs to the prior two months.
Health care added 30,000 jobs in November. Health care has…
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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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