Employment Situation Report for March 2024 was
released by The Department of Labor's
Bureau of Labor Statistics this morning:
Nonfarm Payrolls (month-to-month change)
Actual: +303,000Previous Month (Revised): 270,000
One Year Previous: 146,000
U-3 Unemployment Rate (Headline)
Actual: 3.8%
Previous Month: 3.9%
12 Months Previous: 3.5%
U-6 Unemployment Rate*
Actual: 7.3%
Previous Month: 7.3%
12 Months Previous: 6.7%
Average Hourly Earnings (month-to-month change)
Predicted: +0.4%
Actual: +0.35% (+$0.12)
Average Hourly Earnings (year-on-year change)
Predicted: +4.1%
Actual: +4.14% (+$1.38)
Average Weekly Earnings (month-to-month change)
Actual: +0.64% (+$7.59)
Average Weekly Earnings (year-on-year change)
Actual: +4.14% (+$47.48)
Civilian Labor Force Participation Rate:
62.7%
Previous Month: 62.5%
12 Months Previous: 62.6%
Average Workweek
Predicted: 34.4 hours
Actual: 34.4 hours
Economist, academics, central bankers and investors pay very close
attention to the monthly Employment Situation report as it offers
penetrating insight as to the current and near-future state of the
overall U.S. economy. If a) Americans are earning more money and b) the
economy is creating new jobs, this typically translates to more money
being pumped into the economy (and vice versa.)
The "predicted" figure is what economists were expecting, while the "actual" is the true or real figure.
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CHART: Persons NOT In The Labor Force
Who Want A Job, Seasonally Adjusted
March 2004 thru March 2024
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* = The
U-6 Unemployment Rate is defined as:
"Total unemployed, plus all persons marginally attached to the labor
force, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent
of the civilian labor force plus all persons marginally attached to the
labor force."
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