BLS employment report

Craig Bannister | April 4, 2025
The number of jobs created in March exceeded expectations by nearly a hundred thousand while the unemployment remained in a narrow 0.2 percentage…
Craig Bannister | March 7, 2025
Regional wildfires, snowstorms and strikes contributed to the slight increase of the nation’s seasonally-adjusted national unemployment rate reported…
Craig Bannister | February 7, 2025
January’s employment report, reflecting the mix of two administrations, produced mixed results, as Joe Biden left the Oval Office 20 days into the…
Craig Bannister | December 6, 2024
Both the nation’s unemployment rate and number of unemployed inched up in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported Friday. At 4.…
Craig Bannister | October 4, 2024
September’s 4.1% unemployment rate and 6.8 million count of unemployed were little changed from August, but still higher than a year ago, while…
Craig Bannister | August 2, 2024
The unemployment rate rose to the highest level in 32 months in July, as job growth plummeted from June’s mark, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (…
Craig Bannister | July 5, 2024
June’s unemployment rate rose to the highest monthly level in 31 months, hitting 4.1%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported Friday.…
Craig Bannister | May 3, 2024
U.S. employers added just 175,000 jobs in April, falling far short of analysts’ expectations, and the unemployment rate inched higher, the U.S.…
Craig Bannister | April 5, 2024
Total nonfarm payroll growth in March exceeded expectations, but virtually all other employment statistics were “little changed,” the U.S. Bureau of…
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Craig Bannister | February 2, 2024
The shockingly high 353,000 January job growth reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Friday just doesn’t make sense, investment…