Showing posts with label nonfarm payrolls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nonfarm payrolls. Show all posts

Friday, June 02, 2017

Employment Situation: Nonfarm Payrolls and Civilian Unemployment May 2017

Today's Employment Situation Report indicated that in May, net non-farm payrolls increased by 138,000 jobs overall with the private non-farm payrolls sub-component adding 147,000 jobs while the civilian unemployment rate declined to 4.3% over the same period.

Net private sector jobs increased 0.12% since last month climbing 1.77% above the level seen a year ago and climbing 6.77% above the peak level of employment seen in December 2007 prior to the Great Recession.

Friday, March 10, 2017

Employment Situation: Nonfarm Payrolls and Civilian Unemployment February 2017

Today's Employment Situation Report indicated that in February, net non-farm payrolls increased by 235,000 jobs overall with the private non-farm payrolls sub-component adding 227,000 jobs while the civilian unemployment rate declined to 4.7% over the same period.

Net private sector jobs increased 0.18% since last month climbing 1.78% above the level seen a year ago and climbing 6.47% above the peak level of employment seen in December 2007 prior to the Great Recession.

Friday, February 03, 2017

Employment Situation: Nonfarm Payrolls and Civilian Unemployment January 2017

Today's Employment Situation Report indicated that in January, net non-farm payrolls increased by 227,000 jobs overall with the private non-farm payrolls sub-component adding 237,000 jobs while the civilian unemployment increased to 4.8% over the same period.

Net private sector jobs increased 0.19% since last month climbing 1.80% above the level seen a year ago and climbing 6.30% above the peak level of employment seen in December 2007 prior to the Great Recession.

Friday, July 08, 2016

Employment Situation: Nonfarm Payrolls and Civilian Unemployment June 2016

Today's Employment Situation Report indicated that in June, net non-farm payrolls increased by a notable 287,000 jobs overall with the private non-farm payrolls sub-component adding 265,000 jobs while the civilian unemployment increased to 4.9% over the same period.

Net private sector jobs increased 0.22% since last month climbing 1.94% above the level seen a year ago and climbing 5.24% above the peak level of employment seen in December 2007 prior to the Great Recession.

Friday, June 03, 2016

Employment Situation: Nonfarm Payrolls and Civilian Unemployment May 2016

Today's Employment Situation Report indicated that in May, net non-farm payrolls increased by only a slight 38,000 jobs overall with the private non-farm payrolls sub-component added just 25,000 jobs while the civilian unemployment remained declined to 4.7% over the same period.

Net private sector jobs increased 0.02% since last month climbing 1.92% above the level seen a year ago and climbing 5.03% above the peak level of employment seen in December 2007 prior to the Great Recession.

Employment Situation: Unemployment Duration May 2016

Today's employment situation report showed that conditions for the long term unemployed generally improved in May.

Workers unemployed 27 weeks or more decreased to 1.885 million or 25.1% of all unemployed workers while the median term of unemployment declined to 10.7 weeks and the average stay on unemployment declined to 25.1 weeks.



Thursday, June 02, 2016

ADP National Employment Report: May 2016

Today, private staffing and business services firm ADP released the latest installment of their National Employment Report indicating that the situation for private employment in the U.S. improved in May as private employers added 173,000 jobs in the month bringing the total employment level 2.04% above the level seen in May 2015.

Look for Friday’s BLS Employment Situation Report to likely show, more or less, similar trends.

Friday, April 01, 2016

Employment Situation: Nonfarm Payrolls and Civilian Unemployment March 2016

Today's Employment Situation Report indicated that in March, net non-farm payrolls increased by a 215,000 jobs overall with the private non-farm payrolls sub-component adding 195,000 jobs while the civilian unemployment increased to 5.0% over the same period.

Net private sector jobs increased 0.16% since last month climbing 2.25% above the level seen a year ago and climbing 4.93% above the peak level of employment seen in December 2007 prior to the Great Recession.

Friday, March 04, 2016

Employment Situation: Nonfarm Payrolls and Civilian Unemployment February 2016

Today's Employment Situation Report indicated that in February, net non-farm payrolls increased by a notable 242,000 jobs overall with the private non-farm payrolls sub-component adding 230,000 jobs while the civilian unemployment went flat at 4.9% over the same period.

Net private sector jobs increased 0.19% since last month climbing 2.18% above the level seen a year ago and climbing 4.78% above the peak level of employment seen in December 2007 prior to the Great Recession.

Monday, February 08, 2016

Labor Market Conditions Index: January 2016


Today, the Federal Reserve released their latest read on Labor Market Conditions showing that conditions worsened in January with the index falling to 0.4 from December's reading of 2.3.

The Labor Market Conditions Index (LMCI) is a recent innovation by the Fed, conveniently incorporating the latest dynamics of 19 different labor market indicators into one simple series which has become a favorite economic measure for many labor market watchers, including the current Fed Chair Janet Yellen.

The chart above displays the LMCI alongside the monthly change to the Labor Department's Total Nonfarm Payrolls series (a constituent of the LMCI).

Friday, February 05, 2016

Employment Situation: Nonfarm Payrolls and Civilian Unemployment January 2016

Today's Employment Situation Report indicated that in January, net non-farm payrolls increased by a by 151,000 jobs overall with the private non-farm payrolls sub-component adding 158,000 jobs while the civilian unemployment went declined to 4.9% over the same period.

Net private sector jobs increased 0.13% since last month climbing 2.18% above the level seen a year ago and climbing 4.55% above the peak level of employment seen in December 2007 prior to the Great Recession.

Wednesday, February 03, 2016

ADP National Employment Report: January 2016

Today, private staffing and business services firm ADP released the latest installment of their National Employment Report indicating that the situation for private employment in the U.S. improved in January as private employers added 205,000 jobs in the month bringing the total employment level 2.00% above the level seen in January 2015.

Look for Friday’s BLS Employment Situation Report to likely show, more or less, similar trends.

Friday, January 08, 2016

Employment Situation: Nonfarm Payrolls and Civilian Unemployment December 2015

Today's Employment Situation Report indicated that in December, net non-farm payrolls increased by a by a notable 292,000 jobs overall with the private non-farm payrolls sub-component adding 275,000 jobs while the civilian unemployment went flat at 5.0% over the same period.

Net private sector jobs increased 0.23% since last month climbing 2.15% above the level seen a year ago and climbing 4.54% above the peak level of employment seen in December 2007 prior to the Great Recession.

Wednesday, January 06, 2016

ADP National Employment Report: December 2015

Today, private staffing and business services firm ADP released the latest installment of their National Employment Report indicating that the situation for private employment in the U.S. improved in December as private employers added 257,000 jobs in the month bringing the total employment level 2.04% above the level seen in December 2014.

Look for Friday’s BLS Employment Situation Report to likely show, more or less, similar trends.

Friday, November 06, 2015

Employment Situation: Nonfarm Payrolls and Civilian Unemployment October 2015

Today's Employment Situation Report indicated that in October, net non-farm payrolls increased by a by a notable 271,000 jobs overall with the private non-farm payrolls sub-component adding 268,000 jobs while the civilian unemployment rate declined to 5.0% over the same period.

Net private sector jobs increased 0.22% since last month climbing 2.30% above the level seen a year ago and climbing 4.32% above the peak level of employment seen in December 2007 prior to the Great Recession.

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

ADP National Employment Report: September 2015

Today, private staffing and business services firm ADP released the latest installment of their National Employment Report indicating that the situation for private employment in the U.S. improved in September as private employers added 200,000 jobs in the month bringing the total employment level 2.17% above the level seen in September 2014.

Look for Friday’s BLS Employment Situation Report to likely show somewhat similar trends.

Friday, September 04, 2015

Employment Situation: Nonfarm Payrolls and Civilian Unemployment August 2015

Today's Employment Situation Report indicated that in August, net non-farm payrolls increased by a by 173,000 jobs overall with the private non-farm payrolls sub-component adding 140,000 jobs while the civilian unemployment rate declined to 5.1% over the same period.

Net private sector jobs increased 0.12% since last month climbing 2.37% above the level seen a year ago and climbing 4.00% above the peak level of employment seen in December 2007 prior to the Great Recession.

Wednesday, September 02, 2015

ADP National Employment Report: August 2015

Today, private staffing and business services firm ADP released the latest installment of their National Employment Report indicating that the situation for private employment in the U.S. improved in August as private employers added 190,000 jobs in the month bringing the total employment level 2.22% above the level seen in August 2014.

Look for Friday’s BLS Employment Situation Report to likely show somewhat similar trends.

Friday, June 05, 2015

Employment Situation: Nonfarm Payrolls and Civilian Unemployment May 2015

Today's Employment Situation Report indicated that in May, net non-farm payrolls increased by a notable 280,000 jobs overall with the private non-farm payrolls sub-component adding 262,000 jobs while the civilian unemployment rate increased slightly to 5.5% over the same period.

Net private sector jobs increased 0.22% since last month climbing 2.53% above the level seen a year ago and climbing 3.52% above the peak level of employment seen in December 2007 prior to the Great Recession.

Friday, February 06, 2015

Employment Situation: Nonfarm Payrolls and Civilian Unemployment January 2015

Today's Employment Situation Report indicated that in January, net non-farm payrolls increased by 257,000 jobs overall with the private non-farm payrolls sub-component adding 267,000 jobs while the civilian unemployment rate increased slightly to 5.7% over the same period.

Net private sector jobs increased 0.22% since last month climbing 2.70% above the level seen a year ago and climbing 2.85% above the peak level of employment seen in December 2007 prior to the Great Recession.