Real (population adjusted) Jobs Growth for Past Year is 14,000 total
BLS Employment Situation Report (December 2012)
– Nonfarm Payrolls – +155,000
– Unemployment Rate – 7.8%. Previous was 7.8%
– Average Hourly Earnings – Month/Month 0.3%
– Average Workweek – All Employees 34.5 hrs. Previous was 34.4
The real (population adjusted) increase in jobs over the last 12 months is 14,000 total.
Factory Orders (November 2012)
– Factory Orders were deal flat.
ISM Non-manufacturing Index (December 2012)
– Index level was 56.1.
The monthly detailed look inside the Employment Situation Report will be posted here shorthy.