Tag Archives: Unemployment

U.S. Employment Situation – April 2013

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

Nonfarm payrolls beat expectations, including some nice upward revisions.  The data reverses the pessimism that was building about a summer swoon.  The S&P500  couldn’t of had a better set-up going into the number. Here’s the BLS, Total nonfarm payroll employment … Continue reading →

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Spain’s record unemployment rate

Posted on April 25, 2013 by

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U.S. Employment Situation – March 2013

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

Ugly employment data.   Retail hit hard hard losing 24K compared to a gain of 24K last month.  Relatively large net losses at building/materials and clothing stores.  Construction generated 18K net jobs compared to 48K last month.  Job creation in the … Continue reading →

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Unemployment rate by major worker group – BLS

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rate for whites (6.8 percent) declined in February while the rates for adult men (7.1 percent), adult women (7.0 percent), teenagers (25.1 percent), blacks (13.8 percent), and Hispanics (9.6 percent) showed little or … Continue reading →

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U.S. Employment Situation – February 2013

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

Strong employment data out of the BLS this morning.  Construction is breaking out, something we’ve been looking for, adding 48K jobs in January,  the largest monthly increase since March 2007.   Now that construction employment is leading it reinforces the notion, … Continue reading →

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Stratfor: The Eurozone’s Political Challenge

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

Stratfor Europe analyst Adriano Bosoni discusses the daunting economic and political challenges facing the eurozone, particularly Spain and Italy. For more analysis, visit: http://www.Stratfor.com (click here if video is not observable)

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Spain’s Unemployment Rate Increases to 26%

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

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U.S. Employment Situation – December 2012

Posted on January 4, 2013 by

Looks like construction hiring  is starting to kick in.   We’ll post something more on this later today. The BLS reported this morning, Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 155,000 in December, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 7.8 percent, the … Continue reading →

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French Unemployment Still Rising

Posted on December 6, 2012 by

France’s unemployment rate has risen again, with the picture particularly bleak for young people… Using International Labour Organisation measurements, the jobless total reached 10.3 percent of the workforce in the third quarter of this year. The rise in youth unemployment … Continue reading →

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Weekly Eurozone Watch

Posted on November 2, 2012 by

Key Data Points German 10-year Bund 9 bps lower; France 10-year 6 bps wider to the Bund; Italy 13 bps wider; Spain 16 bps wider; Portugal  46 bps wider; Ireland 6 bps wider; Greece 99 bps wider; Large Eurozone banks … Continue reading →

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