by sslifer | Sep 4, 2026 | Commentary for the Week, NumberNomics Notes
September 4, 2026 If there was any doubt previously, the employment report appears to have given the Fed a green light to raise rates at their next meeting on September 15-16. The 162 thousand increase in payroll employment for August was higher than the consensus...
by sslifer | Sep 4, 2026 | Employment, NumberNomics Notes
September 4, 2026 . .Payroll employment jumped by 162 thousand in August after rising by 21 thousand in July. In the past three months payroll employment has risen on average by 71 thousand per month .The labor market seems to be improving slowly but steadily. In...
by sslifer | Sep 4, 2026 | Employment, NumberNomics Notes
September 4, 2026 . Private sector employment jumped by 127 thousand in August after rising by 71 thousand in July. In the past three months private sector employment has risen on average by 75 thousand per month .The labor market seems to be improving slowly but...
by sslifer | Sep 4, 2026 | Employment, NumberNomics Notes
September 4, 2026 OK The unemployment rate was unchanged in August at 4.1% after having fallen 0.1% in July. The labor force jumped by 683 thousand in August while employment rose by 569 thousand. As a result, the number of unemployed workers rose by 115 thousand...
by sslifer | Sep 4, 2026 | Employment, NumberNomics Notes
September 4, 2026 In any given month employers can boost output by either additional hiring workers or by lengthening the number of hours that their employees work. Payroll employment rose by 162 thousand in August. At the same time the nonfarm workweek rise 0,1...
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