Unemployment

Jobs up by 157k in July; unemployment rate edges down to 3.9%

Press Release
August 3, 2018
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 157,000 in July, and the unemployment rate edged down to 3.9%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in professional and business services, in manufacturing, and in health care and social assistance.

US adds 313k jobs in February, unemployment rate unchanged

Press Release
March 9, 2018
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 313,000 in February, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on March 9. Employment rose in construction, retail trade, professional and business services, manufacturing, financial activities, and mining.

US jobs report

Lukman Otunuga
October 6, 2017
The dollar was explosively volatile on Friday, with prices aggressively appreciating towards 94.27, as investors digested September’s distorted U.S. jobs data.

After NFP beat, US inflation under the spotlight

Hussein Sayed
August 7, 2017
After three weeks of back-to-back losses, the dollar index received a boost following the robust U.S. jobs report.

Dollar bruised by Fed caution

Lukman Otunuga
July 27, 2017
The Dollar tumbled to fresh 13-month lows against a basket of currencies during early trading on Thursday, after July’s Federal Reserve policy statement was presented with a dovish touch.

Investors on the sidelines ahead of Janet Yellen's testimony

Hussein Sayed
July 11, 2017
Possible outcomes on Janet Yellen’s Congress testimony tomorrow and the Canadian dollar.

Strong jobs numbers; oil dips to key support then rallies hard

Jason Rotman
May 5, 2017
On a strong U.S. jobs numbers, we see the U.S. stock indexes mainly unchanged, while WTI crude oil futures may have made an important capitulation low today.

NFP report boosts dollar

Jameel Ahmad
May 5, 2017
The USD appears to have been provided with a temporary boost following the news that the United States added another 211,000 jobs to its economy.

Dollar volatility rekindled by mixed jobs report

Lukman Otunuga
April 7, 2017
Dollar volatility rekindled by a mixed jobs report.

US job growth slows sharply, unemployment rate falls to 4.5%

Lucia Mutikani, Reuters
April 7, 2017
U.S. employers added the fewest number of workers in 10 months in March, but a drop in the unemployment rate to a near 10-year low of 4.5 % pointed to a labor market that continues to tighten.