by sslifer | Apr 23, 2026 | Employment, NumberNomics Notes
April 23, 2026 Initial unemployment claims rose by 6 thousand to 214 thousand in the week ending April 18 after having declined 10 thousand in the previous week. The number of people receiving unemployment benefits rose 12 thousand in the week ending April 11 to 1,821...
by sslifer | Apr 3, 2026 | Employment, NumberNomics Notes
April 3, 2026 . .Payroll employment surged by 178 thousand in March which was a far larger increase than had been expected. However, it follows a presumably weather-related drop of 133 thousand in February and hiring simply rebounded in March. In the past three...
by sslifer | Apr 3, 2026 | Employment, NumberNomics Notes
April 3, 2026 . Private sector employment surged by 186 thousand in March which was a far larger increase than had been expected. However, it follows a presumably weather-related drop of 129 thousand in February and hiring simply rebounded in March. In the past...
by sslifer | Apr 3, 2026 | Employment, NumberNomics Notes
April 3, 2026 OK The unemployment rate fell 0.1% in March to 4.3% after having risen by 0.1% in February. The labor force declined by 396 thousand in March while employment fell by 64 thousand. As a result, the number of unemployed workers declined by 332 thousand...
by sslifer | Apr 3, 2026 | Employment, NumberNomics Notes
April 3, 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 jumped by 178 thousand in March. But at the same time the nonfarm workweek declined...
by sslifer | Apr 3, 2026 | Employment, NumberNomics Notes
April 3, 2026 Average hourly earnings rose 0.2% in March to $37.38 after having climbed 0.4% in February, Earnings growth in the past year has been 3.5%. While nominal earnings have risen 3.5% in the past year, inflation has risen by 2.2% so real or...
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