by sslifer | Apr 6, 2021 | Employment, NumberNomics Notes
April 6, 2021 The Labor Department reported that job openings rose 3.8% in February to 7,367 thousand after rising 5.1% in January The record high level for job openings was 7,574 thousand back in November 2018. With as many job openings as their are, it is...
by sslifer | Apr 2, 2021 | Employment, NumberNomics Notes
April 2, 2021 Payroll employment rose 916 thousand in March after having risen 468 thousand in February ( previously 379 thousand) and 233 thousand in February (previously 166 thousand). The February increase was undoubtedly held in check by the extreme bad weather...
by sslifer | Apr 2, 2021 | Employment, NumberNomics Notes
April 2, 2021 Private sector employment rose 780 thousand in March after having risen 558 thousand in February. The February increase was undoubtedly held in check by the extreme bad weather in that month, and the March gain was bolstered by a rebound from the bad...
by sslifer | Apr 2, 2021 | Employment, NumberNomics Notes
April 2 2021 The unemployment rate fell 0.2% in March to 6.0% after having declined 0.1% in February and 0.4% in January. After having jumped 10.3 percentage points in April from 4.4% to 14.7% the unemployment rat has been steadily declining. The labor force rose by...
by sslifer | Apr 2, 2021 | Employment, NumberNomics Notes
April 2 2021 In any given month employers can boost output by either additional hiring or by lengthening the number of hours that their employees work. Payroll employment rose 916 thousand in March. In addition to hiring people, businesses can also lengthen the...
by sslifer | Apr 2, 2021 | Employment, NumberNomics Notes, Reference Charts (By Category)
April 2, 2021 Average hourly earnings declined 0.1 hour in March to $29.96 after having risen 0.3% in February. Earnings often decline somewhat when the large majority of the increase in employment was in lower paying jobs — in this case the leisure and...
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