November Payrolls Jump 228K, Beat Expectations But Wage Growth Disappoints

Friday, December 8, 2017
By Paul Martin

by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Dec 8, 2017

In a continuation of the recent theme shown by the labor market, the BLS reported that November payrolls rose by a seasonally adjusted 228K, beating expectations of 200K, if lower than October’s downward revised 244K (from 261K) while September was revised up from +18,000 to +38,000. With these revisions, employment gains in September and October combined were 3,000 more than previously reported.

There were few surprises in the report, which saw the labor force participation rate flat at 62.7%, near a 30+ year low, while the unemployment rate also remained unchanged at 4.1%, the lowest since Dec 2000.

And while overall the labor report was strong, there was once again disappointment in wage growth, with average hourly earnings rising 0.2% m/m, below the consensus estimate of est. 0.3%, with the October number revised lower to -0.1%. The Year over year number also missed, printing at 2.5%, up from October’s 2.3% but below the consensus print of 2.7%.

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