vendredi 2 septembre 2016
Jobs Report 151,000
A report today showed payrolls climbed by 151,000 last month following a
275,000 gain in July that was larger than previously estimated,
according to the Labor Department.
forecast 180,000.
The jobless rate and labor participation rate held steady, while wage gains moderated.
forecast 180,000.
The jobless rate and labor participation rate held steady, while wage gains moderated.
Stocks and the
dollar rose on Friday with investors focused on U.S. job data later in
the day to glean clues on whether the Federal Reserve will raise
interest rates, maybe even as soon as this month.
Economists polled by Reuters expect the U.S. economy to have added about 180,000 jobs in August, wages to nudge up and for the overall unemployment rate to dip to 4.8 percent
Analysts said that a payrolls reading of around over 200,000 could even prompt the Federal Reserve to consider raising rates at its next meeting in three weeks time, whereas under 100,000 would push back expectations of a rate rise into 2017.
Economists polled by Reuters expect the U.S. economy to have added about 180,000 jobs in August, wages to nudge up and for the overall unemployment rate to dip to 4.8 percent
Analysts said that a payrolls reading of around over 200,000 could even prompt the Federal Reserve to consider raising rates at its next meeting in three weeks time, whereas under 100,000 would push back expectations of a rate rise into 2017.
jeudi 1 septembre 2016
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