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It's A Beat: Non-Farm Payrolls Smash Expectations
Friday, March 4, 2016 - 10:07am | 303The U.S. non-farm payroll numbers topped expectations. Although the beat is an indication that the economy is improving and a positive for the dollar, the bad hourly earnings took some sheen off the report. Total non-farm payroll employment increased by 242,000 in February, and the unemployment...
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Will Thursday's Unemployment Numbers Tip Debt Ceiling Debate to Democrats?
Monday, June 20, 2011 - 3:05pm | 376With the Congress at a stalemate over the federal debt ceiling and a war-weary population ready for a solution to the stagnant economy, Thursday's job numbers have a chance to provide some clarity for where the government might move in the coming weeks. The data do not look too promising for the...