by Administrator | Dec 16, 2018 | No Spin News
The advance you see in November was the net result of hiring gains at food service establishments being partially offset by declines in hotels and in the performing arts. If you wondered where we count the cast of Hamilton in the employment statistics, now you know....
by Administrator | Dec 13, 2018 | No Spin News
As I was updating this chart I noticed that since July, the month-to-month gain in total employment has been alternating between gains of more than 200,000 and gains of less than 200,000. I don’t know if there is any particular significance to this, but it will be...
by Administrator | Dec 12, 2018 | No Spin News
The November report was a good report and one that is consistent with what we expect at this phase of the cycle. There was nothing here to suggest that the Federal Open Market Committee [FOMC] will want to change its plans for its next scheduled rate hike. But there...
by Administrator | Dec 1, 2018 | No Spin News
Total civilian employment has been setting records for new highs over the course of this expansion. The number you see here is the latest. The question is how many more will be posted before we see the end of the expansion? Stay tuned. Subscribe now!
by Administrator | Nov 30, 2018 | No Spin News
Are we reaching a limit in employment growth? The most recent peak on this chart is 80.13 in April of 2000. That was during the 120 month expansion that lasted from March of 1991 to March of 2001. Subscribe now!