by Administrator | Feb 20, 2019 | No Spin News
Total part-time employment fell in January. But, that headline masked two very different moves. Once again, you had get into the details before you got any useful information. And that is what the regular readers of our Employment Situation Report get in...
by Administrator | Feb 19, 2019 | No Spin News
While January figures are suspect because of the special adjustments, the move to the downside here is going to require some monitoring in the months ahead. Why? Because there was a rise in part-time employment. And that combination can be an indication of trouble...
by Administrator | Feb 18, 2019 | No Spin News
The headline numbers in the Household survey of employment were all affected by the adjustments that are made every January to account for changes in the population of the United States. The decline in employment you see on the chart is the result of those adjustments...
by Administrator | Feb 15, 2019 | No Spin News
After showing a little bit of acceleration late in 2018, the pace of wage gains appears to have flattened out. This also squares up with the anecdotal evidence. While employers cite the lack of available labor as the biggest impediment to further growth, they...
by Administrator | Feb 14, 2019 | No Spin News
The news on earnings continues to be lackluster, at least from the standpoint of those who are receiving the paychecks. Aside from a brief spurt early in the expansion, the pace of earnings growth has lagged that seen in earlier recoveries. Subscribe...
