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Employment Situation Summary
BLS ^ | 7/6/18 | BLS

Posted on 07/06/2018 9:17:00 AM PDT by Redmen4ever

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 213,000 in June, and the unemployment rate rose to 4.0 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: employment; jobs; participation; unemployment
Job growth continued strong. The unemployment rate rose because the labor force participation rate rose, perhaps because of pay increases. Participation has shown no real trend during the past two years. Essentially rising participation within age cohorts has off-set continuing aging of the population. We'll see if this uptick in participation is transitory or the start of a real recovery in participation.
1 posted on 07/06/2018 9:17:00 AM PDT by Redmen4ever
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To: Redmen4ever

Excellent jobs report with very strong growth in mfg sector.


2 posted on 07/06/2018 9:24:48 AM PDT by billyboy15
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To: Redmen4ever

Sometimes job growth increases the number of people looking, which raises the rate in spite of the job growth.


3 posted on 07/06/2018 12:33:26 PM PDT by TBP (Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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