Jobs
Initial unemployment claims increase by 8.04%
Jobless claims increase to 242,000 over the past week, related to an 11.52% rise over the last month.
242k
– D
+8% W
+11.5% M
+19.2% Y
U.S. nonfarm employment rises slightly to 159 million
Nonfarm employment in the U.S. rises by 0.18% monthly, indicating minor growth in the job market.
Total U.S. nonfarm employees
159M
– D
– W
+0.2% M
+1.3% Y
U.S. unemployment rate stable at 4.2%
Unemployment remains stable as U.S. adds 227,000 jobs in November, surpassing forecasts.
U.S. unemployment rate
4.2%
– D
– W
+0.1 M
+0.5 Y