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| U.S. payroll gains seen picking up, benchmark revisions under spotlight |
| 2020-02-07 |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth likely picked up in January, with unseasonably mild temperatures seen boosting hiring in the weather-sensitive sectors, indicating the economy will probably continue to grow moderately despite a deepening slump in business investment. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #3 The hits, they keep on a-comin'. No wonder Pelouse-y is losing her mind. |
| Posted by: Lex 2020-02-07 15:50 |
| #2 AND--best part--the increase in labor force participation. The economy is so good that people who haven't even been looking for work for some time now figure that they can find it. Great, great news!!! |
| Posted by: Tom 2020-02-07 15:47 |
| #1 yes it did BLS report is here Jan employment up 225k Nov employment revised up 2k Dec employment revised up 5k also continued wage growth average work week basically no change and amazingly (and in a separate report from a different govt agency, the inflation rate is still about 2% and intrabank lending rate still below 5% |
| Posted by: lord garth 2020-02-07 09:33 |