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A Weak Unemployment Report Tomorrow?

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs ADP There could be a sharp drop in new job creation in tomorrow’s Labor Department unemployment report. Why? The GM strike could have shaved as much as 65,000 jobs from the report due to layoffs over the past … Continue reading →

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Lowest Unemployment Rate In 50 Years

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly MarketWatch The unemployment rate dropped to a 50-year low, and there are still 6 million jobs available. Private payrolls expanded by 114,000 after an upwardly revised 122,000 advance the prior month, according to a Labor Department report … Continue reading →

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JOLTS Survey Reports Increase in Hiring

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Calculated Risk This Calculated Risk graph for the Labor Department’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey says (almost) all of it. The yellow line signifying job openings is still soaring far above hires (blue line); so much so … Continue reading →

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Why Fewer Jobs Created in August?

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly MarketWatch The economy added just 130,000 new jobs in August, marking the smallest increase in three months and offering more evidence that hiring has slowed amid a broadening trade dispute with China that’s disrupted the U.S. and … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing, Foreign Trade Faltering

Posted on August 2, 2019 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs US manufacturers grew in July at the slowest pace in three years thanks to festering U.S. trade disputes that have hurt exports and undermined the global economy. It was the lowest number since August 2016, as the FRED … Continue reading →

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Why the Huge Jobs Report?

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQS MarketWatch The unemployment rate edged up to 3.7 percent from 3.6 percent as more than 300,000 people entered the labor force in search of work, the Labor Department said Friday. That has confounded those that see slowing economic … Continue reading →

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May Employment Not looking So Good

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly MarketWatch Total nonfarm payroll employment edged up in May (+75,000), and the unemployment rate remained at 3.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment continued to trend up in professional and business services and … Continue reading →

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Where are the Workers?

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly The number of job openings rose to 7.5 million on the last business day of March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires and separations were little changed at 5.7 million and … Continue reading →

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A Huge Employment Report

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today that total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 263,000 in April, and the unemployment rate declined to 3.6 percent. It was the lowest unemployment rate in 49 years—since December … Continue reading →

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Are Consumers Happy, Will Continue to Spend?

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs I mentioned last week the big question remains, with March’s initial estimate of Q1 GDP growth, will consumers continue to maintain their share of consumption and continue to boost economic growth? Today’s release of February and March Personal … Continue reading →

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