The Employment Situation Report for May 2024 was released by The Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics this morning:
Nonfarm Payrolls (month-to-month change)
Actual: +272,000
Previous Month (Revised): 165,000
One Year Previous: 303,000
U-3 Unemployment Rate (Headline)
Actual: 4.0%
Previous Month: 3.9%
12 Months Previous: 3.7%
U-6 Unemployment Rate*
Actual: 7.4%
Previous Month: 7.4%
12 Months Previous: 6.8%
Average Hourly Earnings (month-to-month change)
Predicted: +0.4%
Actual: +0.403% (+$0.14)
Average Hourly Earnings (year-on-year change)
Predicted: +4.1%
Actual: +4.08% (+$1.37)
Average Weekly Earnings (month-to-month change)
Actual: +0.402% (+$4.80)
Average Weekly Earnings (year-on-year change)
Actual: +3.78% (+$43.63)
Civilian Labor Force Participation Rate: 62.5%
Previous Month: 62.7%
12 Months Previous: 62.6%
Average Workweek: 34.3 hours
Previous Month: 34.3 hours
One Year Previous: 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: Civilian Unemployment Rate
May 2004 THRU May 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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