June Employment Soars To 287K, Smashing Expectations, Highest Since October

So much for that terrible May jobs report: one month after the BLS reported the worst jobs report since 2010, moments ago the BLS reported that in June jobs increased by a whopping 287K, the highest increase since the 295K reported in October 2015, despite a downward revision to last month’s 38K which is now up 11K.

The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for April was revised from +123,000 to +144,000, and the change for May was revised from +38,000 to +11,000. With these revisions, employment gains in April and May combined were 6,000 less, on net, than previously reported. Over the past 3 months, job gains have averaged 147,000 per month.

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Average Joe
Average Joe
8 years ago

Well of course…I’m just surprised the government didn’t pick a larger number. Maybe the roulette wheel needs oil?