January Payrolls +517,000
January payrolls boomed at +517,000 You can click the graphic to get the details from BLS: I was quite taken aback by how strong the January Payrolls reading was. While…
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February 3, 2023
December Payrolls report: +223,000
December payrolls increased by 223,000 You can click this graphic for the full BLS report... You can click this fellow doing his job to see the MSM's take on it...…
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January 6, 2023
August Payrolls +315,000
Payrolls still frisky but no big surprise Not too hot, not too cold. The Good Ship Lollipop sails on with its jobs machine still cranking. You can click the graphic…
September 2, 2022
ISM & Payrolls
May ISM and Payrolls both positive Today the backward looking Payrolls report gets the headlines but this week saw another important economic report. One that probably contains more important information.…
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June 3, 2022
Payrolls: Good news! Bad news! +467K
January payrolls +467,000, despite Omicron (which was so Q4 2021) In. The. Bag. Omicron always was going to come down as rapidly as it spiked up. Anyway, January payrolls blew…
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February 4, 2022
Payrolls +230k, a ‘disappointment’
November Payrolls +230,000 vs. 573,000 estimate Of course, it's all about the Fed, eh? With a side order of Omicron. Click the graphic below, get the report from BLS that…
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December 3, 2021
BLS: Jobs +235k, way below expectations
August Payrolls disappoints at 235,000; one sector would benefit So I guess that the Citi Economic Surprise Index per yesterday's post is more concerning still, as analysts expecting +720,000 new…
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September 3, 2021
Jobs, hot off the press… +943k
July payrolls from BLS: +943k Click image, get report... The number is a little more than what the media says the markets expected, but all in all not a surprise.…
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August 6, 2021
May Payrolls, the Good Ship Lollipop & USD
USD drops as a tepid May Payrolls report eases inflation fears further May payrolls expanded, but not as much as anticipated. Click graphic, get report from BLS. Here's the graphical…
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June 4, 2021
Jobs +266K, Yields Pull Back
All in the service to playing a game of 'Hide the [inflationary] Cheese'... April’s expected hiring boom goes bust as nonfarm payroll gain falls well short of estimates Here's the…
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May 7, 2021
Jobs +1.4 Million
The predictable snap-back in employment continued in August with 1.4 Million jobs brought back on line and unemployment falling to 8.4%. Click below for the detailed report from BLS. Unemployment…
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September 4, 2020
Not Only Was He Tweet-Pumping the Stock Market the Other Day…
...but today he's vigorously pumping the Jobs number. His Twitter is littered with the stuff. What a spam artist. Of course the 'experts' were wrong. They are usually wrong. That's…
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June 5, 2020
Jobs Report and Reaction
Sorry folks, but it's all in the bag and according to plan. They are inflating and now with the Nasdaq at its previous all-time highs the good news of the…
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June 5, 2020
Payrolls +266k, the Details…
You can click this graphic for the detailed November Payrolls report from BLS. Here is where the heavy lifting came from. There is the usual onslaught of services jobs relative…
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December 6, 2019