2014-11-06 13:30 GMT | [USD - Non-Farm Employment Change]
- past data is 142K
- forecast data is 181K
- actual data is 271K according to the latest press release
[USD - Non-Farm Employment Change] = Change in the number of employed people during the previous month, excluding the farming industry. Job creation is an important leading indicator of consumer spending, which accounts for a majority of overall economic activity.
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Total
nonfarm payroll employment increased by 271,000 in October, and the
unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 5.0 percent, the U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in
professional and business services, health care, retail trade, food
services and drinking places, and construction.
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