Defying Delta: A Preview of the August Jobs Report
We expect the forthcoming jobs report, due for release on September 3, 2021, to show that the economy continued to add jobs at a rapid pace in August, defying Covid-19 Delta variant outbreaks across the
What to Watch in the June Jobs Report
Predictions Will we see job market fireworks before the 4th of July? It is quite possible, given the dramatic improvements in high-frequency indicators of economic activity over the last month. We expect to see a
The February 2021 Jobs Report is the Last Echo of the Covid-19 Winter
According to today’s Jobs Report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the economy added 379K jobs in February, beating expectations. That is a significant improvement over January, when the economy added only 166K. It
January 2021 Jobs Report Reinforces Need for Vaccinations
May the first jobs report of 2021 also be the worst! While the unemployment rate fell to 6.3%, there was little sign of improvement in broader labor market conditions in the January 2021 Jobs Report.
November 2020 Jobs Report
The jobs report released December 4, 2020 shows a dramatic slowdown in private sector job gains, from 1.028M, 930K, and 877K net gains in August, September and October, respectively, to just 344K in November. The