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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 6, 2016
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Bank of the West Instant Analysis of Today’s Employment Report for April 2016

Instant Analysis of Today’s Employment Report for April The April jobs report came in weaker than expected in the face of improving jobless claims data.  Nonfarm payrolls increased +160K in April- below economists consensus expectations for a +200K net gain in jobs on the month.  This is the weakest monthly U.S. jobs report in seven […]

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Bank of the West U.S. Outlook Report for October 30, 2015

US Outlook Report: Ignore the Headline Q3 GDP Report Was Solid Third quarter U.S. real GDP growth came in a touch lighter than our forecast at 1.5%, and was a big deterioration from the second quarter’s 3.9% real GDP growth, but in this instance the headline is deceiving.   Our view is that third quarter […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 4, 2015
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Instant Analysis of Today’s Employment Report for August 2015

Instant Analysis of Today’s Employment Report for August Job Growth Slows in August; +173K vs. Consensus Exp. +217K Unemployment Rate Drops two tenths to 5.1% June and July Job Numbers Revised Up a Net +44K Avg. Hourly Earnings Accelerate +0.3% (+2.2% y-o-y) Labor Force Participation Flat Job Losses in Goods Producing Sectors- Service Sectors Solid […]

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