Very strong but it wasnt terrible either. The not so good part was that hiring slowed significantly. In fact, job growth was the slowest since last september. The u. S. Economy did add jobs but just 160,000 of them, far fewer than the 205,000 expected and below the average of the past three months. The Unemployment Rate remained steady at 5 . The good news was that worker wages picked up. Average Hourly Earnings ro rose. 3 . More on the american jobs picture. Reporter job growth in april was the weakest in seven months. Nearly all the gains came from three sectors professional and business services, health care, and finance. Which produced a combined 129,000 new jobs. I think overall the signal from the data has been that things are a little weaker than we thought. I dont think its drama i think were still improving, just at a somewhat slower pace. Reporter president obama pointed out the u. S. Job market continues to outperform most other major countries. Weve got to do everything we
Was temporary or a bit more. Its also the penultimate jobs report before the federal reserves next meeting in december, where many believe the central bank might raise Interest Rates. Hampton pearson takes a look at what to expect and where we stand. Reporter most of the economists and fed watchers are looking for a rebound in job growth in october. The Consensus Forecast calls for an increase of 180,000 jobs added to nonfarm payrolls, well above the average of just 139,000 for august and september. With headline Unemployment Holding steady at 5. 1 . Were expecting about 180. If it comes in anywhere north of 150, i think the market will still believe that they plan on tightening. Reporter its the first of two employment reports that will be on the desk of Monetary Policy makers when they meet in december. A meeting described this week by fed chair janet yellen as a live possibility for the first rate hike in nearly a decade. What the committee has been expecting is that the economy wil
Was temporary or a bit more. Its also the penultimate jobs report before the federal reserves next meeting in december, where many believe the central bank might raise Interest Rates. Hampton pearson takes a look at what to expect and where we stand. Reporter most of the economists and fed watchers are looking for a rebound in job growth in october. The Consensus Forecast calls for an increase of 180,000 jobs added to nonfarm payrolls, well above the average of just 139,000 for august and september. With headline Unemployment Holding steady at 5. 1 . Were expecting about 180. If it comes in anywhere north of 150, i think the market will still believe that they plan on tightening. Reporter its the first of two employment reports that will be on the desk of Monetary Policy makers when they meet in december. A meeting described this week by fed chair janet yellen as a live possibility for the first rate hike in nearly a decade. What the committee has been expecting is that the economy wil
Was temporary or a bit more. Its also the penultimate jobs report before the federal reserves next meeting in december, where many believe the central bank might raise Interest Rates. Hampton pearson takes a look at what to expect and where we stand. Reporter most of the economists and fed watchers are looking for a rebound in job growth in october. The Consensus Forecast calls for an increase of 180,000 jobs added to nonfarm payrolls, well above the average of just 139,000 for august and september. With headline Unemployment Holding steady at 5. 1 . Were expecting about 180. If it comes in anywhere north of 150, i think the market will still believe that they plan on tightening. Reporter its the first of two employment reports that will be on the desk of Monetary Policy makers when they meet in december. A meeting described this week by fed chair janet yellen as a live possibility for the first rate hike in nearly a decade. What the committee has been expecting is that the economy wil
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