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Feb 2020

Surprise! Job creation rebounds in January as economy adds 225K

Ed Morrissey Feb 07, 2020 10:01 AM

A boom of re-entrants?

Jan 2020

A tight Christmas: US adds only 145,000 jobs in December

Ed Morrissey Jan 10, 2020 9:21 AM

Setback in 2019 — especially manufacturing.

Dec 2019

Boom! Job creation in November best in a year

Ed Morrissey Dec 06, 2019 9:21 AM

Santa BLS came to town.

Nov 2019

Strike out or a pass? Job creation slides to 128,000 jobs added in October; Update: Trump claims 303K after revisions, strike

Ed Morrissey Nov 01, 2019 10:01 AM

Beating expectations.

Oct 2019

Mixed bag from BLS: Unemployment and new jobs both decline in September

Ed Morrissey Oct 04, 2019 9:21 AM

Warning on wages?

Sep 2019

“Really good”? Job growth slows, wages grow in August

Ed Morrissey Sep 06, 2019 9:21 AM

Warning signs.

Aug 2019

Cool, cool summer: 164K jobs added in July

Ed Morrissey Aug 02, 2019 10:01 AM

Lackluster.

Jun 2019

Miss and a wash: Job creation drops to 75,000 in May

Ed Morrissey Jun 07, 2019 10:01 AM

Tariff considerations?

May 2019

Boom, ctd: Unemployment falls to 49-year low as 263,000 jobs added in April

Ed Morrissey May 03, 2019 9:21 AM

“Goldilocks is the best description of this.”

Apr 2019

March back into the black: 196,000 jobs added, unemployment steady at 3.8%

Ed Morrissey Apr 05, 2019 9:21 AM

Modesty.

Mar 2019

Uh oh: Job creation takes a dive in February, adding only 20,000 jobs

Ed Morrissey Mar 08, 2019 12:31 PM

Wages still rising.

Feb 2019

Shutdown? What shutdown? US adds 304,000 jobs in January

Ed Morrissey Feb 01, 2019 9:21 AM

“Shatters expectations.”

Jan 2019

Boom! US added 312,000 jobs in December

Ed Morrissey Jan 04, 2019 11:01 AM

Peak economy and the pitfall.

Dec 2018

Midterm meh: Job creation slides in November to 155,000

Ed Morrissey Dec 07, 2018 9:21 AM

Recession coming?

Oct 2018

September shrug: Only 134K jobs added, but 49-year-low unemployment rate

Ed Morrissey Oct 05, 2018 4:01 PM

Big upward revisions for summer.

Aug 2018

Jobs blahs: US added 157,000 jobs, unemployment at 3.9%

Ed Morrissey Aug 03, 2018 9:21 AM

The good news: No impact from trade wars … yet.

Jul 2018

Rolling on: Jobs market maintains momentum at 213K added

Ed Morrissey Jul 06, 2018 9:21 AM

Wages still lagging.

Even before tomorrow’s jobs report, Americans feel good about getting a good one

Andrew Malcolm Jul 05, 2018 8:01 AM

Happy days?

Jun 2018

May jobs report – +223,000 jobs, unemployment down to 3.8%

Steve Eggleston Jun 01, 2018 10:01 AM

Work like it’s 2000, or perhaps 1969

May 2018

Today’s hot debate on Sirius XM: Giuliani walkback, mandatory gun buybacks, replacing ObamaCare, and … what if Trump succeeds?

Ed Morrissey May 04, 2018 5:21 PM

6-9 ET on POTUS 124!

April showers: Second straight jobs report misses expectations

Ed Morrissey May 04, 2018 10:01 AM

Unemployment hits new low — but …

Apr 2018

March sadness: Only 103,000 jobs added

Ed Morrissey Apr 06, 2018 9:21 AM

Expectations.

Mar 2018

Breaking: US added 313,000 jobs in February

Ed Morrissey Mar 09, 2018 9:06 AM

The return of a Goldilocks economy?

Feb 2018

BLS: Wage growth finally hitting the accelerator as economy adds 200,000 jobs

Ed Morrissey Feb 02, 2018 9:21 AM

Normality.

Jan 2018

Listless Christmas: Only 148,000 jobs added in December

Ed Morrissey Jan 05, 2018 9:21 AM

Let it grow, let it grow, let it grow.

Dec 2017

Reuters: This jobs report means we don’t need GOP tax reform, you know

Ed Morrissey Dec 08, 2017 10:01 AM

Boost of 228K, 4.1% U-3.

Nov 2017

October jobs report: Letdown at 261K?

Ed Morrissey Nov 03, 2017 9:21 AM

Wage growth alarm?

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.