Nonfarm Payrolls and What to Expect from Staffing Companies in the Earnings Season
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Friday morning, we get the biggest labor market indicator of the month: February nonfarm payrolls (NFP), due out at 8:30 AM ET. Economists expect nonfarm payrolls to rise by 165,000 after adding 157,000 the month before. Private pay... Read Post
Once again, Goldman was correct. From the report, "Nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend up in October (+80,000), and the unemployment rate was little changed at 9.0 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported toda... Read Post
The nonfarm payroll number prints at 200K on expectations of 155K. The Unemployment rate comes at 8.5% - lowest since February 2009, and down from an upward revised 8.7%. U-6 15.2% down from 15.6% in November. Average hourly earning... Read Post