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Employment Summary for November 2018

Date: 12.10.2018 | Posted by: Natalie Houstman

The spirited pace of job growth that the U.S. reached in October turned out to be unsustainable for November: In its latest edition of the Employment Situation Summary, the Bureau of Labor Statistics confirmed a total of 155,000 nonfarm payroll jobs created for the month, a decline of almost 100,000 from...

Employment Summary for September 2018

Date: 10.08.2018 | Posted by: Natalie Houstman

Job creation in September 2018, in terms of raw numbers, did not reach the heights of August or some of the year’s other most robust periods. The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that nonfarm payroll businesses in the U.S. brought on 134,000 new workers during the month in its latest edition...

BLS Employment Situation Report: July 2018

Date: 08.03.2018 | Posted by: Natalie Houstman

The job gains initially estimated by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for June were recalculated from 213,000 to 248,000. As such, some economists consider the total increase in nonfarm payroll employment for July – 157,000 jobs – an even more significant decline from June’s numbers. Other analysts see it more...

BLS Employment Situation Report: June 2018

Date: 07.07.2018 | Posted by: Natalie Houstman

The U.S. saw yet another considerable monthly surge in the size of its labor force in June 2018. According to the Employment Situation Summary from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nonfarm payroll across all American industries added 213,000 jobs during the month. This is slightly less than May’s tally of 223,000...

Employment Summary for May 2018

Date: 06.08.2018 | Posted by: Natalie Houstman

Considerable spikes in employment characterized the U.S. economy in May – more than enough to offset an April jobs report viewed as underwhelming in numerous respects. According to the latest Employment Situation Summary from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nonfarm payroll employment in America rose by 223,000 through May. This was...