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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 4, 2016
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Bank of the West Instant Analysis of Today’s Employment Report for February

Instant Analysis of Today’s Employment Report for February Another solid employment report for February that generally beat consensus expectations.  The U.S. economy created another +242K net nonfarm jobs last month.  December and January’s job gains were revised up a net +30K jobs as well.  Over the past three months, the U.S. economy has added on […]

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Bank of the West Instant Analysis of Today’s Employment Report for January

Instant Analysis of Today’s Employment Report for January   The January jobs report had something for everyone.  Nonfarm payroll revisions confirmed the strength and momentum in job creation in the fourth quarter (averaging +279K net new jobs a month in Q4), but the January figures reveal a noticeable chill in recent trends.  January nonfarm payrolls […]

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  • News
  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 8, 2016
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Bank of the West Instant Analysis of Today’s Employment Report for December

Instant Analysis of Today’s Employment Report for December Job Growth Exceeds Expectations in December; +292K vs. Consensus Exp. +200K Unemployment Rate Steady at 5.0% October and November Job Numbers Revised Up a Net +50K Avg. Hourly Earnings Flat +0.0% (+2.5% y-o-y) Labor Force Participation Rises to 62.6% Job gains improve for both manufacturing and service […]

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  • News
  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 4, 2015
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Bank of the West Instant Analysis of November’s Employment Report

Instant Analysis of Today’s Employment Report for November Job Growth Exceeds Expectations in November; +211K vs. Consensus Exp. +200K Unemployment Rate Steady at 5.0% September and October Job Numbers Revised Up a Net +35K Avg. Hourly Earnings Increase +0.2% (+2.3% y-o-y) Labor Force Participation Rises to 62.5% Job Losses in Manufacturing and Mining- Service Sector […]

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Instant Analysis of Today’s Employment Report for September from Bank of the West

Instant Analysis of Today’s Employment Report for September Job Growth Stumbles in September; +142K vs. Consensus Exp. +201K Unemployment Rate Steady at 5.1% July and August Job Numbers Revised Down a Net -59K Avg. Hourly Earnings Flat +0.0% (+2.2% y-o-y) Labor Force Participation Falls to 62.4% Job Losses in Manufacturing and Mining- Service Sector Job […]

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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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Bank of the West US Outlook Report for July 31, 2015

Bank of the West US Outlook Report: Dissecting FOMC Intentions Don’t waste a lot of time dissecting the July FOMC statement. The Federal Reserve remained coy in their July statement released on Wednesday about when they plan to initiate their first Fed funds interest rate hike. The lack of clear hints in the July FOMC statement […]

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Instant Analysis of Today’s Employment Report for July 2015

Instant Analysis of Today’s Employment Report for July 2015 by Bank of the West The July FOMC statement didn’t give economists and markets much more to go on about the expected timing of the first rate hike from the Fed. There were no clear-hints of a September rate hike buried in the statement.  In short, […]

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Instant Analysis of Today’s Employment Report for June 2015

Instant Analysis of Today’s Employment Report for June from Bank of the West Job Growth Slows in June; +223K vs. Consensus Exp. +233K Unemployment Rate Drops one tenth to 5.3% April and May Job Numbers Revised Down a Net -60K Avg. Hourly Earnings Flat 0.0% (+2.0% y-o-y) Labor Force Participation Drops Job Growth in Goods […]

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