Jobs report

United States Of America - Payroll, on an upward steady path, beat expectations adding 455,000 jobs from February to March. Strong labor shortage headwinds continue to be a struggle on all fronts but strong movement in trade school investment and overall worker and training program management are beginning to reach people and workers as the country…

MBA Purchase Index decreased to 271.10 points in the United States on October 29 from 275.60 points the previous week. Purchase Index - MBA Mortgage applications in the United States fell 3.3 percent last week, following a 0.3 percent increase the week before, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association. Refinancing…

Private enterprises in the United States hired 571 thousand employees in October 2021, up from a downwardly revised 523 thousand in September and comfortably exceeding market estimates of a 400 thousand gain. It was the fastest employment growth rate since June, as labor demand continued to recover and the summer surge of COVID-19 infections…

Washington, D.C. - Jobs Report from U.S. Census. Initial Jobless Claims stated that Americans filed 326 thousand new unemployment claims in the week ended October 2nd, down from a seven-week high of 364 thousand in the previous period and below market estimates of 348 thousand. Claims decreased to a pandemic low of 312 thousand in early…

Washington, D.C. - The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims increased for the third consecutive week in the week ending September 25th, defying market expectations of a decline to 335 thousand and moving further away from the pandemic low of 312 thousand reached earlier in the month. While factors related to the pandemic, such as…

The number of Americans filing for new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose for a 2nd straight week to The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims unexpectedly increased for the second consecutive week to 351K in the week ending September 18th, far exceeding market expectations of 320K. It is the highest reading in…

In August 2021, private businesses in the United States hired 374 thousand people, compared to a downwardly revised 326 thousand increase in July and considerably below market estimates of a 613 thousand gain. The service industry added 329 thousand jobs, headed by leisure and hospitality (201 thousand jobs), education and health care (59…

Washington, D.C. - Continuing jobless claims in the United States declined to 2.82 million in the week ending August 7th, 2021 from a revised 2.90 million the previous week and below market forecasts of 2.80 million. Federal supplemental benefits end in weeks and covid related variant risks still are accumulating. Construction & AEC Related…

Washington, D.C. - Initial jobless claims likely fell to a new pandemic low of 363 thousand last week, the fourth consecutive decline, indicating that the US labor market is continuing to recover even as several US states battle to handle rising coronavirus cases due to the spread of the Delta variety. Nonetheless, weekly new claims are…