Nonfarm Payroll (NFP)

Which is Worse: 467,000 Jobs Lost, or 7 Failed Banks?

The Value at Risk 9 hrs ago

In case anyone was too busy to notice, the Labor Department announced yesterday that US non farm payrolls shrunk by 467,000 in the month of June. Needless to say, these numbers, which will likely be revised further downwards next month, are a...

[$] Overview: US jobs data lead equities lower

Financial Times 10 hrs ago

Global markets began the second half of the year nervously after signs that the economic recovery, which many were predicting to be around the corner, may yet be some way off

Oh, So Now There Are No Green Shoots?

Random Roger's Big Picture Jul 3

By now you know the non-farm payrolls report came out and the job loss for June was worse than expected, fortunately the weekly jobless claims number stunk too (small humor attempt). And of course the stock market puked down yesterday. The tenor...

Asian Session: NFP’s disappoint as ECB stays put on rates – low volumes today for 4th July holiday.

Oxbury Publishing Jul 3

G10 Advancers and Decliners vs USDJPY0.103EUR-0.098 CHF-0.178 GBP-0.272 NFP’s disappoint by showing a -467K decline in payrolls, 100K more than the consensus. This underlines the vast layoffs from the GM and Chrysler debacle and the continuing...

[$] Crude slips further in holiday trade

Financial Times Jul 3

Oil slipped further on Friday amid light trading as bleak US jobs data continued to weigh on the market

[$] Defensive mood benefits dollar

Financial Times Jul 3

The US currency was given a boost this week after investors became a little more uncertain about the prospects for economy following Thursday's US jobs report

U.S. job losses spike in June, dampen recovery hopes

Reuters Jul 3

U.S. employers cut far more jobs than expected last month and the unemployment rate hit 9.5 percent, the highest in nearly 26 years, underscoring the likelihood of a long, slow recovery from recession.

Market Downtrend Restored as Jobs Vanish

Naked Hedge Fund Jul 2

The Market spoke volumes today as it gapped down with the jobs report prior to the 4th of July holiday weekend. Below are a couple charts that show the damage. First is a 3 month daily chart that shows 3 moving averages (25 day, 50 day, 200 day)...

THOUGHTS ON THURSDAY’S DATA

THE PRAGMATIC CAPITALIST Jul 2

Bad news across the board today on the news front. The nonfarm payrolls figure came in much worse than expected at -467K vs estimates of -350K. The unemployment rate jumped to 9.5% which was slightly lower than expected. Wage inflation...

Average Workweek: ‘Nobody Is Going to Be Hiring Anytime Soon’

Wall Street Journal Jul 2

Besides the unsightly headline figures today's jobs report, there were other bummers buried in the numbers, for instance, average workweek.

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This article is part of WikiProject Definitions. Consider editing to improve it. View articles referencing this definition.

This article is about Non-Farm Payrolls. For the article on the company with ticker NFP, see National Financial Partners (NFP).

Non-Farm Payrolls refers to monthly employment survey data released by the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics at 8:30 a.m. EST on the first Friday of every month. The report estimates the total number of paid workers in the US, excluding those working in:

The government
Private household employees
Non-profit organizations
On farms.

Together, "nonfarm" employees produce about 80% of U.S. GDP.

Increases or decreases in nonfarm payroll data are used as an indicator of U.S. economic health, as the report shows whether U.S. businesses are adding or shedding jobs.

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