by sslifer | Sep 10, 2019 | Employment, NumberNomics Notes
September 10, 2019 The Labor Department reported that job openings fell 0.4% in July to 7,217 thousand after declining 1.8% in June. Job openings seem to be bouncing around from month to month at a very elevated level. Indeed, there are far more job openings today...
by sslifer | Sep 6, 2019 | Employment, NumberNomics Notes
September 6, 2019 .Private employment for August rose 96 thousand after having risen 131 thousand in July and 161 thousand in June. A better reading of what is truly going on is typically represented by the 3-month moving average of private employment which is now...
by sslifer | Sep 6, 2019 | Employment, NumberNomics Notes
September 6, 2019 .Private employment r rose 130 thousand in August after having risen 159 thousand in July and 178 thousand in June. A better reading of what is truly going on is typically represented by the 3-month moving average of private employment which is...
by sslifer | Sep 6, 2019 | Employment, NumberNomics Notes
September 6, 2019 The unemployment rate was unchanged in August at 3.7% which is the third month in a row at that level. At 3.7% the unemployment remains close to its lowest level since December 1969 — almost 50 years ago. The labor force jumped 571...
by sslifer | Sep 6, 2019 | Employment, NumberNomics Notes
September 6, 2019 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 for August rose 130 thousand after having risen 159 thousand in July and 178 thousand in...
by sslifer | Sep 6, 2019 | Employment, NumberNomics Notes, Reference Charts (By Category)
September 6, 2018 Average hourly earnings rose 0.4% in August to $28.11 after having risen 0.3% in July. Hourly earnings are gradually accelerating. During the past year hourly earnings have risen 3.2% but in the most recent 3-month period hourly earnings have...
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