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