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Payrolls rise 157,000, missing expectations, but overall picture still strong
CNBC ^ | August 3, 201& | Jeff Cox

Posted on 08/03/2018 7:19:18 AM PDT by FreedomNotSafety

Total nonfarm payrolls increased by 157,000 for the month, below the 190,000 expected in a Reuters survey of economists and the lowest gain since March.

A 33,000 miss this month but 59,000 gain for the previous two months.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnbc.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: fake; news; trumpeconomy; unemployment
Headline is misleading. The previous two months job numbers were revised up
1 posted on 08/03/2018 7:19:18 AM PDT by FreedomNotSafety
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To: FreedomNotSafety

Already being discussed: https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3676167/posts


2 posted on 08/03/2018 7:21:48 AM PDT by Be Free (When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns.)
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Revised previous two months up by 59,000! Far offsetting the “missed expectations”.


3 posted on 08/03/2018 7:22:16 AM PDT by FreedomNotSafety
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To: Be Free

Ok so you have joined two discussions.


4 posted on 08/03/2018 7:27:28 AM PDT by FreedomNotSafety
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