All posts tagged "bls"

  • S&P 500 - Moving Averages
    Weak BLS Jobs Report Hits Stocks

    The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported a weaker than expected jobs report this morning. An excerpt from the report: Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 115,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 8.1...

    • Posted May 4, 2012
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  • Jobs Report Weakness

    U. S. non-farm payrolls growth was non-existent as the much anticipated number showed zero jobs added for August. Some economists expected 100,000 new jobs. The unemployment rate was stuck at 9.1%. The dismal payrolls data release dropped...

    • Posted September 2, 2011
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