Jobs Report Comes out the first Friday of every month at 8:30 AM ET (This has the potential to create the most volatile day of the month. Volatility can be good for rates or bad)
What is the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Jobs Report? Investopedia's BLS Jobs Report
1. The monthly jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates the U.S. unemployment rate and the monthly change in nonfarm payrolls, as well as average earnings and hours worked.
2. The report consists of two main components: the household survey, which is used to estimate the unemployment rate, and the establishment survey providing data on payrolls, hours worked, and earnings.
3. Released on the first Friday of every month for the prior month, the jobs report gives investors one of the earliest and most comprehensive views into the recent state of the U.S. economy.
4. Earnings data is used to assess labor cost pressures, while hours worked can be a leading indicator of labor demand. Socioeconomic subcategories in the household survey show which groups are suffering the most and least from unemployment.
Friday 6/02/2023
10:16 AM ET Mortgage Bonds are down 25 bp to 99.92 (Price Down Yield Up) The 10 year is up 6 pb to 3.666%
8:38 AM : The BLS Jobs report showed that there was an increase of 339,000 jobs in the month of May, which was well above expectations of 190,000. Employment gains in March and April were revised higher by a combined 93,000. The unemployment rate increased to 3.7%, which was higher than the 3.5% estimate . Average weekly earnings are unchanged for the month and up 3.4% year over year.
Next report comes out Friday 6/02/2023
Consensus 180,000 new jobs created compared to last month's 253,000. Average Hourly earnings to increase by 4.4% compared to last months 4.3%. The employment rate to be 3.5% compared to last month's 3.4%
Friday 5/05/2023
9:04 AM Mortgage Bond Prices are down resulting in slightly higher yields and the 10 year is up 8 bp to 3.4480%
8:43 AM : The BLS Jobs report showed that there was an increase of 253,000 jobs in the month of April, which was above expectations of 165,000. The previous two reports were revised lower by a combined 149,000. The unemployment rate fell slightly to 3.4%, which was below the estimate . Average weekly earnings are up 0.5% for the month and up 3.8% year over year.
4/07/2023
8:43 AM ET Jobs remain strong. See actual below. Mortgage Bonds are off and the 10 year is up 6 bp to 3.359%. For updates go to: Interest rates 4/3 - 4/07/23
8:44 AM : The BLS Jobs report showed that there was an increase of 236,000 jobs in the month of March, which was below expectations of 239,000. Employment gains in January and February combined were revised lower by 17,000. The unemployment rate decreased by 0.1% to 3.5%, which was just below the 3.6% estimate. Average weekly earnings are flat for the month and up 3.3% year over year.
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