U.S. employment data for the month of January had something for everyone, and was a bit confusing… …this is, after all, your government at work The “official” data as reported by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics noted that total employment declined by 20,000 net jobs during January. Most forecasts expected a [...]
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Job Challenge
December’s overall employment report can be placed in the “disappointing” pile, with most of the components coming up short. Still, there were additional signs that consistent, if not robust, U.S. job creation is expected sooner rather than later. The American economy lost another 85,000 net jobs in December, worse than the consensus forecast of little [...]
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