November Nonfarm Payrolls: +146K vs. consensus +93K,
October revised to +138K from +171K. Unemployment rate 7.7% vs.
consensus 7.9%, 7.9% previous.
More on Nonfarm payrolls: The guts aren't as pretty as the headline. Revisions downward to the Sept. and Oct. numbers total 49K, about equal to the 53K beat. The improvement in the unemployment rate comes as the labor force participation rate falls to 63.6% from 63.8. The employment-population ratio falls to 58.7% from 58.8%. The average workweek is flat at 34.4 hours
More on Nonfarm payrolls: The guts aren't as pretty as the headline. Revisions downward to the Sept. and Oct. numbers total 49K, about equal to the 53K beat. The improvement in the unemployment rate comes as the labor force participation rate falls to 63.6% from 63.8. The employment-population ratio falls to 58.7% from 58.8%. The average workweek is flat at 34.4 hours
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