December 2019 Jobs Report [Infographic]
The U.S. Department of Labor has released the final jobs report of 2019. December’s employment and wage numbers were met with some mixed reviews, but overall show positive growth within the market. With an additional 145,000 jobs added to the economy, this marks the 10th straight year of job gains. While this number missed initial […]
November 2019 Jobs Report [Infographic]
The last Jobs Report to be released in 2019 has finally been published by the U.S. Department of Labor. With a performance outpacing estimates provided by Dow Jones economists, November’s jobs report follows an unexpected upward trend set by the previous month. According to CNBC, “The jobs growth was the best since January’s 312,000 and […]
October 2019 Jobs Report [Infographic]
Another month, another Jobs report, this time the Department of Labor released October’s projected numbers. And despite some setbacks in the form of the GM Auto strike, job growth outperformed economist estimates. While the GM strike created a loss of 42,000, October still managed to end strong with 128,000 jobs added to the workforce. Steve […]
September 2019 Jobs Report [Infographic]
Despite multiple signs of a global economic slowdown stemming from the trade war, today’s published September jobs report shows some bright points in the darkness. The labor market proved its strength last month with an unemployment rate not seen since 1969. With a decrease of 275,000, the national unemployment rate dropped to 3.5%. Meaning, buy-and-large, […]
August 2019 Jobs Report [Infographic]
The U.S. jobs growth falls short of estimates as this week’s August jobs report has been released. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 130,000 mostly due to the federal government’s increase in temporary workers. As the 2020 Census draws closer, the fed ramps up its hiring and of those 130k at least 28,000 were newly hired federal […]
July 2019 Jobs Report [Infographic]
A record-setting July sets the stage for the year to come as the U.S. Department of Labor releases its 7th jobs report of the year. Last week, the government entity reported a growth rate of 164,000 jobs added to the workforce last month; only 1,000 less than Dow Jones estimates. While nowhere near an increase […]
June 2019 Jobs Report [Infographic]
Today the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics released its monthly jobs report, detailing the past month’s gains and losses. After a rough May, analysts were relieved to see some major improvements in the job market. Around 224,000 jobs were added in June surpassing estimates, the largest gain seen since January of this year. Unemployment saw […]
May 2019 Jobs Report [Infographic]
Last week, The U.S. Department of Labor and the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the 2019’s May jobs report, and there are more signs of a sluggish market. According to CNBC, Beth Ann Bovino, U.S. chief economist for S&P Global Ratings said, “We had expected a slowdown after several years of job gains holding around […]