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Various Measures of Employment

I see a lot of ebullience in the wake of the March headline NFP number. I’m not so convinced (see here), and looking at other indicators buttresses my wariness. Figure 1: Nonfarm p...

Business Cycle Indicators – Employment and Coincident Index

NFP up, but household survey series down. Figure 1: NFP employment (bold blue), civilian employment with smoothed population controls (bold orange), industrial production (red), pe...

Malaysia’s labour demand hits 9.23m jobs in Q1 2026, services sector drives growth

PUTRAJAYA, May 14 — Malaysia’s labour demand grew by 1.8 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y), reaching 9.23 millio...

Manufacturing Employment and Hours

ADP down while BLS up. Aggregate hours down. Figure 1: Manufacturing employment from BLS CES (blue, left log scale), from ADP (red, left log scale), in 000’s, s.a., total hours in...

Weekly US ADP pulse 35.75K vs 42.25K prior

Prior war 42.25KThe weekly and monthly ADP reports have been pointing to a resilient and stable labour market. Their focus is on the inflation mandate now.For background, the NER P...

Business Cycle Indicators – Data before the War

Monthly GDP, retail sales, ADP employment, freight services index… NBER BCDC key measures: Figure 1: Nonfarm payroll (NFP) employment preliminary benchmark revision (thin blue), NF...

Canada employment change -17.7K vs 15.0K estimate. Unemployment rate 6.9% vs 6.7% expected

Prior month 14.1KEmployment change -17.7K vs 15.0 estimateUnemployment rate 6.9% vs 6.7% estimateFull time employment -46.7K vs -1.1K last monthPart-time employment 29.0K vs 15.2K...

Weekly US ADP pulse 54.75 vs 39.25K prior

The four-week average of hiring jumped in the week ending April 4 to 54.75K. That's the highest since the survey was launched in September.These are high-frequency numbers so they'...

US firms add 109,000 jobs, the most since early 2025

US companies boosted payrolls in April by the most in over a year, the latest evidence of stabilisation in the labour market. Private-sector payrolls rose 109,000 in April after a...

REC response to ONS labour market figures, April 2026

Published byREC23 Apr 2026|OpinionREC response to ONS labour market figures, April 2026The ONS published its latest labour market figures this morning. The Recruitment and Employme...

Canada March employment report 14.1K versus 15K estimate

Prior -83.9KEmployment change 14.1K vs 150K Estimate unemployment rate 6.7% versus 6.8% expected. Prior 6.7%full-time employment change -1.1K vs -108.4K last month part-time employ...

Industrial and Manufacturing Production Up: The Divergence between Employment and Output Continues

Both strongly beat consensus. From the Fed’s G.17 Release today: Figure 1: NFP employment (bold blue), civilian employment with smoothed population controls (bold orange), industri...

April jobs report points to a decrease in employment in the state

Dept. of Workforce Development: BLS data: Wisconsin March employment numbers released; unemployment ticks up to 3.5%

MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today announced the following information for Wisconsin’s labor market, reflecting March 2026 preliminary estimate...

Nonfarm Payroll Employment in 2026: More Volatile?

If it seems that the BLS CES nonfarm payroll employment series has looked a bit more variable than usual, you might not be imagining it (although one would be very hard pressed to...

US adds 115,000 jobs in April, but experts warn of hidden weakness in economy

US employment rose more than expected in April, while the unemployment rate remained steady, government data showed, with the world’s largest economy firming recent labour market g...

Job Creation Remains Surprisingly Strong in April in Key Signal for New Fed Era

The health care, transportation, and retail sectors saw the biggest gains in April, keeping the unemployment rate steady at 4.3%.

Preview: Australia April jobs data eyed as AUD rally and RBA rate path hang in balance

Australia's April jobs data, due Thursday, is expected to show employment rising around 10k-15k with unemployment steady at 4.3%, though Easter distortions and Middle East risks cl...

DOSM says 587,801 job vacancies advertised online in Q4 2025, services sector leads

PUTRAJAYA, May 25 — A total of 587,801 job vacancies were advertised online in the fourth quarter of 2025, accordi...

Dept. of Workplace Development: April local employment and unemployment data released

MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development today released U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates of employment and unemployment statistics for metropolitan area...

Employers added 115K jobs in April, including 1.2K in accounting

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report surpassed economists' expectations, as the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.3%.

What to know about the report.

Employers added 115,000 jobs and the unemployment rate remained at 4.3 percent despite higher energy prices and instability spurred by the war with Iran.

US adds 178,000 jobs in March, rebounding from February losses

American employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 new jobs last month, rebounding from a dismal February, while the unemployment rate dipped to 4.3 per cent. The Labor Departm...

Foreign workers accounted for 61pc of jobs growth as workforce hit record levels - CSO data shows