February Jobs report

#Jobs — Down from January, but exceeding expectations again. Wage growth lower than expected, which may be taken as good news about inflation

Gain of +311,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected gain of 225K
Unemployment rose 3.6%, vs. expected 3.4%
U6 unemployment 6.8%, up by 0.2
Labor force participation 62.5%, up by 0.1
Average hourly earnings up by 0.2%; 4.6% increase over the year. Both are 0.2 lower than expected.

January jobs revised down by -14K to +504K
December jobs revised down by -21K to +239K

No trade before Jobs report

#SPX1dte Capping off a bad week with no overnight trade. I will consider a same-day trade after #Jobs report in the morning.

August Jobs report

#Jobs — Meeting expectations this time, less than July but still strong. Participation moved up, also pushing UE up.

Gain of +315,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected gain of 318K
Unemployment at 3.7%, up by 0.2
U6 unemployment 7.0%, up by 0.3
Labor force participation 62.4%, up by 0.3
Average hourly earnings up by 0.3%; 5.2% increase over the year

July jobs revised down by -2K to +526K
June jobs revised down by -105K to +293K

July Jobs report

#Jobs — Doubling expectations and defying recession fears; earnings up strongly

Gain of +528,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected gain of 268K
Unemployment at 3.5%, down by 0.1
U6 unemployment 6.7%, unchanged
Labor force participation 62.1%, down by 0.1
Average hourly earnings up strongly by 0.5%; 5.2% increase over the year

May jobs revised up by +2K to +386K
June jobs revised up by +26K to +398K

June Jobs report

#Jobs — Above expectations

Gain of +372,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected gain of 250K
Unemployment unchanged at 3.6%, as expected
U6 unemployment 6.7%, down by 0.4
Labor force participation 62.2%, down by 0.1
Average hourly earnings up 0.3%; 5.1% increase over the year

May jobs revised down to +384K
April jobs revised down to +368K

April Jobs report

#Jobs — Slightly above expectations; other stats a bit weak

Gain of +428,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected gain of 400K
Unemployment unchanged at 3.6% (vs expected drop of 0.1)
U6 unemployment rose to 7.0%, up by 0.1
Labor force participation 62.2%, down by 0.2
Average hourly earnings up 0.3%, below expected 0.4%; 5.5% increase over the year

February jobs revised down by -36K to +714K
March jobs revised down by -3K to +428K

March Jobs report

#Jobs — Slightly below expectations, but all stats are strong

Gain of +431,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected gain of 490K
Unemployment drops to 3.6%, down by 0.2 (vs expected drop of 0.1)
U6 unemployment fell to 6.9%, down by 0.3
Labor force participation 62.4%, up by 0.1
Average hourly earnings up 0.4%, and up 5.6% over 12 months.

February jobs revised up by +72K to +750K
January jobs revised up by +23K to +504K

February Jobs report

#Jobs — Above expectations again

Gain of +678,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected gain of 444K
Unemployment drops to 3.8%, down by 0.1 (vs. estimate of unchanged)
U6 unemployment at 7.2%, up by 0.1
Labor force participation 62.3%, up by 0.1
Wage growth sluggish at only 0.03%. increase, vs. 0.5% estimate.

December jobs revised up by +78K to +588K
January jobs revised up by +14K to +481K

January Jobs report

#JobsAbove expectations for a change; wage growth strong, labor participation up, Nov & Dec jobs revised upward by ridiculous amounts.

Gain of +467,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected gain of 150K
Unemployment at 4.0%, up by 0.1 (vs. 3.9 estimate)
U6 unemployment at 7.1%, down by 0.2
Labor force participation 62.2%, up by 0.3
Average hourly earnings up 0.7%, vs. 05 estimate

December jobs revised up by +311K to +510K
November jobs revised up by +398K to +647K

December Jobs Report

#Jobs — Below expectations again; both measures of UE down again; upward revisions of past months again.

Gain of +199,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected gain of 422K.
Unemployment at 3.9%, down by 0.3 (vs. 4.1 estimate)
U6 unemployment at 7.3%, down by 0.5
Labor force participation 61.9%, up by 0.1
Average hourly earnings up 0.6%

October jobs revised up by +102K to +648K
November jobs revised up by +39K to +249K

November Jobs Report

#Jobs — Below expectations, but both measures of UE down sharply.

Gain of +210,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected gain of 573K.
Unemployment at 4.2%, down by 0.4
U6 unemployment at 7.8%, down by 0.5
Labor force participation 61.8%, up by 0.2
Average hourly earnings up 4.8% year over year

October jobs revised up by +15K to +546K
September jobs revised up by +57K to +379K

October Jobs Report

#Jobs — After two months below, October was ABOVE expectations. Additionally, 235K were added in prior-month revisions.

Gain of +531,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected gain of 450K.
Unemployment at 4.6%, down by 0.2
U6 unemployment at 8.3%, down by 0.2
Labor force participation 61.6%, unchanged
Average hourly earnings up 0.4%, or 4.9% year over year

September jobs revised up by +118K to +312K
August jobs revised up by +117K to +483K

September Jobs Report

#Jobs — Second month in a row below expectations, lowest increase of the year

Gain of +194,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected gain of 500K.
Unemployment at 4.8%, down by 0.4
U6 unemployment at 8.5%, down by 0.3
Labor force participation 61.6%, down by 0.1%
Average hourly earnings up 0.6% vs expected .4%

August jobs revised up by +131K to +366K
July jobs revised up by +38K to +1.091M

August Jobs Report

#Jobs — August dips, way below expectations

Gain of +235,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected gain of 720K.
Unemployment at 5.2%, down by 0.3
U6 unemployment at 8.9%, down by 0.3
Labor force participation 61.7%, unchanged
Wages up 4.3% year over year

July jobs revised up by +110K to +1.053M
June jobs revised up by +24K to +962K

July Jobs report

#Jobs — July was another strong month, beating expectations

Gain of +943,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected gain of 845K.
Unemployment at 5.4%, down by 0.5
U6 unemployment at 9.2%, down by 0.6
Labor force participation 61.7%, up by 0.1
Wages up 0.4% for the month

June jobs revised up by +88K to +938K
May jobs revised up by +31K to +614K

June Jobs Report

#Jobs — June was a strong month, beating expectations

Gain of +850,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected gain of 706K.
Unemployment at 5.9%, up by 0.1
U6 unemployment at 9.8%, down by 0.4
Labor force participation 61.6%, unchanged
Wages up 0.3% for the month, 3.6% year over year

May jobs revised up by +24K to +583K
April revised up by +12K to +278K

May Jobs Report

#Jobs — Again lower than expectations, but a strong improvement on April’s disappointment. Restaurants added almost 1 in every 3 of the new jobs. Still 7.6 million jobs lower than before pandemic.

Gain of +559,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected gain of 671K.
Unemployment at 5.8%, down by 0.3
U6 unemployment at 10.2%, down by 0.2
Labor force participation 61.6%, down by 0.1
Average Hourly Earnings up 0.5%

March revised up by +15K to +785K
April jobs revised up by +12K to +266K

April Jobs Report

#Jobs — Way way below expectations; much lower than March’s blowout

Gain of +266,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected gain of 1M
Unemployment at 6.1%, up by 0.1
U6 unemployment at 10.4%, down by 0.3
Labor force participation 61.7%, up by 0.2

March revised down by -146K to +770K
Feb jobs revised up by +68K to +536K

March Jobs Report

#Jobs — Obliterating expectations, plus more added to Jan & Feb.

Gain of +916,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected gain of 645K
Unemployment at 6.0%, down by 0.2
U6 unemployment at 10.7%, down by 0.4
Labor force participation 61.5%, up by 0.1

Feb jobs revised up by +89K to +468K
Jan jobs revised up by +67K to +233K

February Jobs Report

#Jobs — Strongly exceeding expectations.

Gain of +379,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected gain of 210K
Unemployment at 6.2%, down by 0.1
U6 unemployment at 11.1%, unchanged
Labor force participation 61.4%, unchanged

Jan jobs revised up by +117K to +166K
Dec jobs revised down by -79K to -306K

January Jobs Report

#Jobs — Hiring resumes.

Gain of +49,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected gain of 50K
Unemployment at 6.3%, down by 0.4
U6 unemployment at 11.1%, down by 0.6
Labor force participation 61.4%, down by 0.1

Dec jobs revised down by -87K to -227K
Nov jobs revised down by -72K to +264K

December Jobs Report

#Jobs — LOSS of jobs, first time in 8 months.

Loss of -140,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected gain of 50K
Unemployment at 6.7%, unchanged
U6 unemployment at 11.7%, down by 0.3%
Labor force participation 61.5%, unchanged
Avg hourly earnings +0.8%

Nov jobs revised up by +91K to +245K
Oct jobs revised up by +44K to +654K

SPX trades

#SPX7dteLong Sold to close $SPX Jan 8th 3700/3720 call spreads for 19.70. Condors bought on Monday for 17.60. Put spreads remain as a hedge for tomorrow.

Skipping #SPX1dte for tomorrow as premium is low and #Jobs report is in the morning.

November Jobs Report

#Jobs — pace of job growth slows; gains lower than expected

Gain of +245,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected 440K gain
Unemployment at 6.7%, down by 0.2%, as expected
U6 unemployment at 12.0%, down by 0.1%
Labor force participation 61.5%, down by 0.2
Avg hourly earnings +0.3% vs +0.1% expected

Oct jobs revised down by -28K to +610K
Sept jobs revised up by +39K to +711K

SPX 7-dte

#SPX7dteLong Sold to close $SPX Dec 4th 3620/3640 call spreads for 17.75. Iron condors bought Monday for 16.45. Will look to sell put spread if we go lower. Also happy to be safely in profit before #Jobs report in the morning.

Bought to Open $SPX Dec 9th 3645/3665-3675/3695 iron condors for 15.85, with SPX at 3669.

October Jobs Report

#Jobs — higher than expected

“October’s growth brings the total payroll gains since May to around 12 million, though that still leaves unfilled about 10 million positions lost in March and April.” -CNBC

Gain of +638,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected 530K gain
Unemployment at 6.9%, down by 1.0%, vs. expected 7.7%
U6 unemployment at 12.1%, down by 0.7%
Labor force participation 61.7%, up by 0.3

Sept jobs revised up by +11K to +672K
August jobs revised up by +4K to +1.493M

Econ Calendar for week of 11/2/20

#Jobs report is Friday at 8:30am ET

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Link to calendar: https://research.investors.com/economic-calendar/

September Jobs Report

#Jobs — below expectations

Gain of +661,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected 800K gain
Unemployment at 7.9%, down by 0.5%, vs. expected 8.2%
U6 unemployment at 12.8%, down by 1.4%
Labor force participation 61.4%, down by 0.3
Average hourly earnings up 0.1%, less than .04 increase in August

August jobs revised up by +118K to +1.49M
July jobs revised up by +27K to +1.76M

Econ calendar for week of 9/28/20

#JOBS report is Friday morning

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Link to calendar: https://research.investors.com/economic-calendar/

August Jobs Report

#Jobs — increase meets expectation, while UE rate falls more than expected

Gain of +1,371,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected 1.32M gain
Unemployment at 8.4%, down by 1.8%, vs. expected 9.8%
U6 unemployment at 14.3%, down by 2.3%
Labor force participation 61.7%, up by 0.3
Average hourly earnings up 0.4%, up by 0.2

July jobs revised down by -29K to +1.734M
June jobs revised down by -10K to +4.781M

No trade

#SPX1dte With today’s volatility and the #Jobs Report in the morning, I’m skipping the overnight $SPX trade today.

Econ Calendar for week of 8/31/2020

#Jobs report on Friday.

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Link to calendar: https://research.investors.com/economic-calendar/

July Jobs Reports

#Jobs — an increase that sightly beats expectations.

Gain of +1,763,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected 1.48M gain
Unemployment at 10.2%, down by 0.9%, vs. expected 10.6%
U6 unemployment at 16.5%, down by 1.5%
Labor force participation 61.4%, down by 0.1%
Average hourly earnings up 0.2%.

June jobs revised down by -9K
May jobs revised upward by +26K

SPX 1-dte

#SPX1dte Since we have another #Jobs report tomorrow I’m going with a #RiskReversal for the upside.

Sold to Open $SPX Aug 7th 3290/3270 put spreads
Bought to Open Aug 7th 3390/3405 call spreads
Total credit: .20

IV: 16.27%, short put ∆ -.10, long call ∆ +.05

Econ Calendar for week of 8/3/20

#Jobs report is Friday

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Link to calendar: https://research.investors.com/economic-calendar/

June Jobs Report

#Jobs — an increase beats expectations again.

Gain of +4,800,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected 2.9M gain
Unemployment at 11.1%, down by 2.2%, vs. expected 12.4%
U6 unemployment at 18.0%, down by 3.2%
Labor force participation 61.5%, up by 0.7%
Average hourly earnings down 1.2% from May, up 5% from last June.
May jobs revised upward by +190K

SPX 7-dte

#SPX7dteLong Bought to Open $SPX July 8th 3100/3120-3130/3150 condors for 17.10, with SPX at 3124.

Expiring: July 1st 3070/3090 call spreads for 20.00. Sold put side this morning for .80.
July 2nd call side sold this morning for 18.50. Not filled on attempts to sell put side; will see if high IV around the jobs report in the morning can get me some premium.

#jobs, #spx1dte

Econ Calendar for week of 6/29/20

#FOMC Jerome Powell speaks Tuesday 12:30pm ET
#Jobs Report is THURSDAY at 8:30am ET

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Link to calendar: https://research.investors.com/economic-calendar/

May Jobs Report

#Jobs — Here is full data from today’s report. March and April both revised down, but not enough to overtake the huge gain in May.

Gain of +2,510,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected 8.3M loss
Unemployment at 13.3%, down by 1.4%, vs. expected 19.5%
U6 unemployment at 21.2%, down by 1.6%
Avg Hourly Earnings down by 0.965%
Labor force participation 60.8%, up by 0.6

April revised down from -20.5M to -20.7M
March revised down from -870K to -1.4M

May Jobs Report

#Jobs — Actually GAINED rather than expected loss.

Gain of +2,510,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected 8.3M loss
Unemployment at 13.3%, down by 1.4%, vs. expected 19.5%

SPX 7-dte

#SPX7dteLong Sold to close $SPX June 5th 3040/3020 put spreads for .80. Looking to close the call side before today’s close. Want to avoid the possible volatility after tomorrow morning’s #Jobs report.

Bought the condors for 17.35 last Friday.

Econ Calendar for week of 6/1/20

#JOBS report for May is Friday morning

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Link to calendar: https://research.investors.com/economic-calendar/

April Jobs Report

#Jobs — biggest losses since WW2

Loss of 20,500,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected 21.5M loss
Unemployment at 14.7%, up by 10.3%, vs. expected 16%
U6 unemployment at 22.8%, up by 14.1%
Avg Hourly Earnings up 4.3%
Labor force participation 60.2%, down by 2.5, lowest in over a decade

March revised down from -701K to -870K
February revised up from +214K to +230K

Econ Calendar for week 0f 5/4/20

#Jobs report for April is Friday… it’ll be a doozy!

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March Jobs Report

#Jobs — bigger loss than expected.

First monthly loss since Sept 2010.

Loss of 701,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected 10K loss
Unemployment at 4.4%, up by 1.1%
U6 unemployment at 8.7%, up by 1.7%
Wages up 0.4%; up from +0.3% last month
Labor force participation 62.7%, down by 0.7, lowest since Aug 2018

February revised down from +273K to +214K
January revised up from +273K to +275K

Econ Calendar for week of 3/30/20

#Jobs report on Friday… should be a doozy!

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Link to calendar: https://research.investors.com/economic-calendar/

February Jobs Report

#Jobs — beating expectations again

+273,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. 175K expected
Unemployment at 3.5%, down by 0.1%
U6 unemployment at 7.0%, up by 0.1%
Wages up 0.3%; +3.0% year over year
Labor force participation 63.4%, unchanged

January revised up from 225K to 273K
December revised up from 147K to 184K

January Jobs Report

#Jobs — beating expectations

+225,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. 158K expected
Unemployment at 3.6%, up by 0.1%
U6 unemployment at 6.9%, up by 0.2%
Wages up 0.2%, to 3.1% year over year
Labor force participation 63.4%, up by 0.2%

December revised up from 145K to 147K
November revised up from 256K to 261K

Econ Calendar for week of 2/3/20

#Jobs report is Friday before the open

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Link to calendar: https://research.investors.com/economic-calendar/

December Jobs Report

#Jobs — Lowest U6 ever

+145,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. 160K expected
Unemployment at 3.5%, unchanged
U6 unemployment at 6.7%, down by 0.2%, a record low (since 1994)
Wages up 0.1%, to 2.9% year over year
Labor force participation 63.2%, unchanged

November revised down from 266K to 256K
October revised down from 156K to 152K

Econ Calendar for week of 1/6/20

#Jobs report is Friday at 8:30am ET

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Link to calendar: https://research.investors.com/economic-calendar/

November Jobs Report

#Jobs — Blowout numbers

+266,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. 187K expected
Unemployment at 3.5%, down by 0.1%
U6 unemployment at 6.9%, down by 0.1%
Wages up 0.3%, to 3.1% year over year
Labor force participation 63.2%, down by .01%

October revised up from 128K to 156K
September revised up from 180K to 193K

Econ Calendar for week of 12/2/19

#Jobs report Friday

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Link to calendar: https://us.econoday.com/byweek.asp?cust=us&lid=0

October Jobs Report

#Jobs — higher than expected, given GM strike, plus upward revisions of Aug & Sept

+128,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. 75K expected
Unemployment at 3.6%, up by .01%
U6 unemployment at 7.0%, up by 0.1%
Wages up 0.2%, to 3.0% year over year
Labor force participation 63.3%, up by .01%

September revised up from 136K to 180K
August revised up from 158K to 219K

Economic calendar week of 10/28/19

#FOMC meeting notes and press conference Wednesday
#Jobs Report on Friday
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Link to calendar: https://us.econoday.com/byweek.asp?day=28&month=10&year=2019&cust=us&lid=0

September Jobs Report

#Jobs — 50-year low in unemployment rate

+136,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. 145K expected
Unemployment at 3.5%, lowest since 1969
U6 unemployment at 6.9%, down by 0.3
Wages unchanged, 2.9% year over year
Labor force participation 63.2%, unchanged

August revised up from 130K to 168K
July revised up from 159K to 166K

Non-Manufacturing, too?

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August Jobs Report

#Jobs — falling a bit short short

+130,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. 150K expected
Unemployment at 3.7%, unchanged as expected
U6 unemployment at 7.2%, up by 0.2
Wages up 0.4%, 3.2% year over year
Labor force participation 63.2%, up 0.2

July revised down from 164K to 159K
June revised down from 193K to 178K

Low VIX today, Jobs Report tomorrow

#Market #Jobs. Is the volatility finished and are we headed again to new highs? Today we touched the lowest VIX reading since August 1, the day after the Downside Warning started. And tomorrow morning we get the August jobs report.

Econ Calendar for week of 9/2/19

#Jobs report is Friday, 8:30am ET

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Link to calendar: https://us.econoday.com/byweek.asp?day=2&month=9&year=2019&cust=us&lid=0

July Jobs Report

#Jobs — matching estimates for a change

+164,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. 165K expected
Unemployment at 3.7%, unchanged
U6 unemployment at 7.0%, down by 0.2
Wages up 0.3%, 3.2% year over year
Labor force participation 63.0%, up 0.1
(Total labor force came in at a record-high 163.4 million)

June revised down from 224K to 193K
May revised down from 72K to 62K

Econ Calendar for week of 7/29/19

#Fed Announcement on Wednesday
#Jobs Report on Friday

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Link to Calendar: https://us.econoday.com/byweek.asp?day=29&month=7&year=2019&cust=us&lid=0

June Jobs Report

#Jobs — big reversal from May’s disappointment

+224,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. 165K expected
Unemployment at 3.7%, up 0.1
U6 unemployment at 7.2%, up by 0.1
Wages up 0.2%, 3.1% year over year
Labor force participation 62.9%, up 0.1

May revised down from 75K to 72K
April revised down from 224K to 216K

Econ Calendar for week of 7/1/19

#Jobs report on Friday

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Link to calendar: https://us.econoday.com/byweek.asp?day=1&month=7&year=2019&cust=us&lid=0

May Jobs Report

#Jobs — big drop from April’s blowout

+75,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. 180K expected
Unemployment at 3.6%, unchanged
U6 unemployment at 7.1%, down by 0.2
Wages up 0.2%, 3.1% year over year
Labor force participation 62.8%, unchanged

April revised down from 263K to 224K
March revised down from 189K to 153K

Econ Calendar for week of 6/3/19

#Jobs report for May is Friday at 8:30am ET
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Link to calendar: https://us.econoday.com/byweek.asp?day=3&month=6&year=2019&cust=us&lid=0

April Jobs Report

#Jobs Another great month; lowest UE since 1969

+263,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. 190K expected
Unemployment at 3.6%, down by 0.2, a 49-year low
U6 unemployment at 7.3%, unchanged
Wages up 0.2%, 3.2% year over year
Labor force participation 62.8%, down by 0.2

March revised down from 196K to 189K
February revised up from 33K to 56K

Econ Calendar for week of 4/29/19

#Jobs report is Friday at 8:30am ET

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Link to calendar: https://us.econoday.com/byweek.asp?day=29&month=4&year=2019&cust=us&lid=0

March Jobs Report

#Jobs Improvement over February lows

+196,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. 175K expected
Unemployment at 3.8%, unchanged
U6 unemployment at 7.3%, unchanged
Wages up 0.1%, 3.2% year over year
Labor force participation 63.0%, down by 0.2

February revised up from 20K to 33K
January revised up from 311K to 312K

Econ Calendar for week of 4/1/19

#Jobs Report is Friday morning

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Link to calendar: https://us.econoday.com/byweek.asp?day=1&month=4&year=2019&cust=us&lid=0

February Jobs Report

#Jobs Way lower than expected. Wages continue uptick.

+20,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. 180K expected (lowest since Sept 2017)
Unemployment at 3.8%, down 0.2%
U6 unemployment at 7.3%, down 0.8% (biggest drop in over 20 years)
Wages up 0.4%, 3.4% year over year (highest since April 2009)
Labor force participation 63.2%, unchanged

January revised up from 304K to 311K
December revised up from 222K to 227K

Econ calendar for week of 3/4/19

#Jobs report for February announced Friday, 8:30am ET

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Link to calendar: https://us.econoday.com/byweek.asp?day=4&month=3&year=2019&cust=us&lid=0

Econ Calendar for week of 2/25/18

Jerome Powell speaks Tuesday and Wednesday
GDP report Thursday
#Jobs report will be released the following week, on Friday, March 8th

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Link to calendar: https://us.econoday.com/byweek.asp?day=1&month=3&year=2019&cust=us&lid=0

January Jobs Report

#Jobs Much higher than expected, again. December revised lower.

+304,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. 170K expected
Unemployment at 4.0%, up 0.1%
U6 unemployment at 8.1%, up 0.5%
Wages up 0.1%, 3.2% year over year
Labor force participation 63.2%, up by 0.1

December revised down from 312K to 222K
November revised up from 176K to 196K

December Jobs Report

#Jobs Much higher than expected.

+312,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. 176K expected
Unemployment at 3.9%, up 0.2%
U6 unemployment at 7.6%, unchanged
Wages up 0.4%, 3.2% year over year
Labor force participation 63.1%, up by 0.2

November revised up from 155k to 176k
October revised up from 237K to 274k