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Oct 2017

September jobs report lays an egg: 33,000 jobs lost

Ed Morrissey Oct 06, 2017 9:21 AM

Harvey and Irma pounds US again.

Aug 2017

July jobs report: “Trouncing expectations” but falling short of June

Ed Morrissey Aug 04, 2017 10:01 AM

209K added, 4.3% unemployment, but wages stagnating?

Jul 2017

No June swoon: US adds 222,000 jobs

Ed Morrissey Jul 07, 2017 9:21 AM

Labor force surge.

Jun 2017

Rip roaring or rip snoring? Only 138,000 jobs added in May

Ed Morrissey Jun 02, 2017 9:21 AM

Labor force falls.

ADP’s Zandi: Expect “rip-roaring” job growth in tomorrow’s BLS report

Ed Morrissey Jun 01, 2017 8:41 PM

Definitions.

Apr 2017

March jobs report letdown: 98,000 jobs added, U-3 at 4.5%

Ed Morrissey Apr 07, 2017 9:21 AM

“What a number. This makes your jaw drop.”

Mar 2017

February jobs report: 235K added, 4.7% unemployed

Ed Morrissey Mar 10, 2017 9:21 AM

No blowout, but steady.

Feb 2017

January jobs report: 227K jobs added, 4.8% U-3 rate

Ed Morrissey Feb 03, 2017 10:01 AM

Uptick in participation rate?

Jan 2017

Jobs report: Wages boosted, but only 156,000 jobs added

Ed Morrissey Jan 06, 2017 10:01 AM

Reuters: Hey, we hit “full employment”!

Dec 2016

Now that Trump’s won, media suddenly notices that a lot of new jobs are crappy

Jazz Shaw Dec 07, 2016 12:01 PM

What a difference a month makes

November jobs report: 178K jobs added, 226K left workforce

Ed Morrissey Dec 02, 2016 10:01 AM

Reality bites.

Nov 2016

Miss on jobs again: 161,000 added in October

Ed Morrissey Nov 04, 2016 10:41 AM

2016 coming in 50K a month lower than last year.

Oct 2016

Stagnation continues: US economy adds only 156,000 jobs in September

Ed Morrissey Oct 07, 2016 10:41 AM

A seven-year case of the blahs.

Aug 2016

July jobs report: 255,000 jobs added, jobless rate steady at 4.9%

Ed Morrissey Aug 05, 2016 9:21 AM

Pleasant surprise?

ADP: Private sector added only 179,000 jobs in July

Ed Morrissey Aug 03, 2016 7:01 PM

CBS: US economy is “going nowhere fast.”

Jun 2016

Did we actually lose jobs in May?

Ed Morrissey Jun 06, 2016 10:41 AM

Fed facepalm?

May jobs report worst in 5 years: Only 38,000 jobs added, labor force declines 458K

Ed Morrissey Jun 03, 2016 9:21 AM

59K subtracted from last two months.

May 2016

April jobs report a big miss at 160,000

Ed Morrissey May 06, 2016 10:41 AM

Downturns.

Feb 2016

Meh: US added 151,000 jobs in January

Ed Morrissey Feb 05, 2016 10:41 AM

Rush to exits of labor force?

Nov 2015

October jobs report shows 271,000 jobs added

Ed Morrissey Nov 06, 2015 9:21 AM

All eyes on the Fed.

ADP: US added 182,000 private-sector jobs in October

Ed Morrissey Nov 04, 2015 9:21 PM

Get ready for the U word.

Oct 2015

September jobs report whiffs: 142,000 jobs added

Ed Morrissey Oct 02, 2015 9:11 AM

Sour notes.

Sep 2015

August jobs report – 173,000 jobs added, unemployment rate down to 5.1%

Steve Eggleston Sep 04, 2015 1:21 PM

Dropping out.

Aug 2015

July jobs report – 215,000 jobs added, U-3 unchanged at 5.3%

Steve Eggleston Aug 07, 2015 10:41 AM

Same old story

Jul 2015

June jobs report: 223K added, but 432K left workforce, April-May revised down 60K; Update: Manufacturing, durable goods goes negative in May

Ed Morrissey Jul 02, 2015 10:01 AM

Lowest participation rate since 1977.

Jun 2015

May jobs report: 280,000 jobs added, U-3 at 5.5%

Ed Morrissey Jun 05, 2015 10:01 AM

Not bad. But not great, either.

May 2015

April jobs report: 223,000 jobs added, 5.4% jobless rate

Ed Morrissey May 08, 2015 10:01 AM

March revised downward to 85K.

Mar 2015

February jobs report shows 295,000 jobs added, jobless rate 5.5%

Ed Morrissey Mar 06, 2015 9:21 AM

Beating expectations … and a slowdown?

Feb 2015

January jobs report: 257K jobs added, U-3 rises to 5.7%

Ed Morrissey Feb 06, 2015 8:41 AM

Big upward revisions for November and December.

Jan 2015

December jobs report: 252K jobs added, jobless rate shrinks to 5.6%

Ed Morrissey Jan 09, 2015 9:21 AM

Participation rate falls to 36-year low and wages decline slightly.

Dec 2014

Boom: November jobs report shows 321K jobs added

Ed Morrissey Dec 05, 2014 9:21 AM

2014 employment to party like it’s 1999?

Nov 2014

October jobs report: 214K added, jobless rate falls to 5.8%

Ed Morrissey Nov 07, 2014 9:21 AM

Workforce participation rate still near 36-year low at 62.8%.

Sep 2014

August jobs report: 142,000 jobs added in big miss

Ed Morrissey Sep 05, 2014 9:21 AM

U-3 drops to 6.1%, U-6 at 12.0%.

Aug 2014

July jobs report: 209,000 jobs added, jobless rate 6.2%

Ed Morrissey Aug 01, 2014 11:21 AM

Government work.

Jul 2014

June jobs report: 288,000 jobs created, jobless rate drops to 6.1%

Ed Morrissey Jul 03, 2014 8:36 AM

But the civilian workforce participation rate still at 36-year low of 62.8%.

ADP, Gallup jobs report point to job growth in June

Ed Morrissey Jul 02, 2014 11:51 AM

Optimism?

Jun 2014

May jobs report: 217K jobs added, jobless rate steady at 6.3%

Ed Morrissey Jun 06, 2014 8:36 AM

Five years into “recovery.”

May 2014

April jobs report: 288,000 jobs added; U-3 falls to 6.3 percent

Erika Johnsen May 02, 2014 9:21 AM

Minus 806,000 exiting the labor force.

Apr 2014

CNN: Jobs report a “disappointment,” still digging out of the hole from recession

Ed Morrissey Apr 04, 2014 10:01 AM

Time running out for Democrats?

March jobs report: 192,000 jobs added, U-3 at 6.7%

Ed Morrissey Apr 04, 2014 8:36 AM

“Little changed,” a lot.

Mar 2014

February jobs report – 175,000 jobs added, 6.7% unemployment

Steve Eggleston Mar 07, 2014 9:21 AM

Not weather-chilled

Feb 2014

January jobs report: 113,000 jobs added, 6.6% unemployment rate

Ed Morrissey Feb 07, 2014 8:36 AM

Retreat.

Jan 2014

Gallup shows workforce participation rate declining to two-year low

Ed Morrissey Jan 09, 2014 9:21 AM

New normal?

ADP: 238,000 new private-sector jobs in December

Ed Morrissey Jan 08, 2014 10:01 AM

Incremental gains.