We think that the final benchmark revision to total nonfarm employment when it is released on Feb. 11 will be around 720,000. … READ MORE >
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Market Minute: Manufacturing job losses continue
Since the launch of the latest trade war in April, total manufacturing employment fell by 72,000 through the end of 2025. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: The costs of a government shutdown
An extended shutdown would raise the unemployment rate, reduce household consumption and restrain economic growth. … READ MORE >
BLS revisions show 911,000 fewer jobs created than estimated
Between April 2024 and March 2025, the economy generated 911,000 fewer jobs than initially estimated using survey-based data, according to the BLS. … READ MORE >
Market minute: Job growth, unemployment and federal contractors
We expect the U.S. jobs report for February to show a net increase in employment of 160,000 and an unemployment rate of 4%. … READ MORE >
Morning market minute: The divergent unemployment rates of foreign-born and native-born workers
The unemployment rate of native-born workers stood at 3.7% through the end of last year, compared with the 4.3% jobless rate of foreign-born workers. … READ MORE >
Job openings inch down as economy stays on track for a soft landing
Job openings cooled in back-to-back months to 8.86 million in January with December’s figure revised down to 8.89 million from 9.03 million previously, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. … READ MORE >
Job openings exceed 10 million as labor market imbalance widens
With 10.1 million job vacancies in April, the openings-to-unemployed ratio—a proxy for labor demand and supply mismatches—surged to 1.79 from 1.64 previously. … READ MORE >
Jobless claims and producer prices point to a further slowdown
For the Federal Reserve, the new data bolstered the case that it will pause its rate increases after one final hike in this cycle on May 3. … READ MORE >
Food manufacturing job numbers could signal slowing food inflation
Last Friday’s jobs report brought good news for the food manufacturing industry and a potential signal that surging food costs may begin to temper. … READ MORE >