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Chip sales help Samsung post an impressive profit, unemployment in Germany reaches a record low, the head of a Swiss bank forecasts a huge market correction this year, and other important headlines.
One of the most important monthly economic releases is the Employment Situation report from the U.S. Department of Labor. This is one of the top measurements of a healthy economy,
The markets are going to get their last employment situation report for 2017 on Friday, and the unemployment rate is expected to remain flat.
In a world where the labor force penetration rate is still incredibly low, maybe being a temporary worker is the best idea.
The U.S. Department of Labor showed yet another strong payrolls and unemployment report. The official unemployment rate for November is at a 17-year low.
Another solid jobs number is setting the tone for Friday's unemployment and payrolls report.
U.S. jobless claims fell yet again last week. This is a continued signal of a very robust labor market, but the financial markets likely will ignore these numbers until they start climbing again.
On the last day of September, there were more than 6 million job openings in the United States. The number of job openings have been at or near record high levels since June of this year.
After a better snapback recovery in payrolls than the markets initially wanted to credit the U.S. economy for last Friday, the Employment Trends index confirms a solid recovery.
The problem in calling a report "weak" is that there may be serious issues and revisions that come into play. Some "weak" reports are strong after you look through the details.
According to ADP, private sector payrolls added more jobs during the month of October than analysts had forecast.
Wages increased handily in the third quarter of this year, but other employment-related costs contributed to the gains as well.
The Labor Department of has reported that the number of Americans filing new unemployment applications fell to the lowest level in 44 years — back to March 31, 1973.
If you were already bracing for a poor payrolls report for September, your hunch was right. Much of this is due to the impact of hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
Friday's key employment report from the U.S. Department of Labor will be closely watched. Unfortunately, there is a serious chance that the report may be very distorted and hard to predict.