BLS Employment Situation Report (February 2021)
- Nonfarm Payrolls month/month 379,000. Previous was 166,000
- Unemployment Rate 6.2%. Previous was 6.3%
- Private Payrolls month/month 465,000. Previous was 90,000
- Manufacturing Payrolls month/month 21,000. Previous was -14,000
- Participation Rate 61.4 %. Previous was 61.4 %
- Average Hourly Earnings month/month 0.2%. Previous was 0.1%
- Average Hourly Earnings year/year 5.3%. Previous was 5.3%
- Average Workweek 34.6 hrs. Previous was 34.9 hrs
Source: BLS Details: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
Trade Deficit (January 2021)
- Deficit $68.3 Billion. Previous was $67.0 Billion
Source: Census Details: https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/highlights/PressHighlights.pdf
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