dubya@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agoTotal nonfarm payroll employment increased by 142,000 in August, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.www.bls.govexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down13 cross-posted to: economics@lemmy.ml
arrow-up18arrow-down1external-linkTotal nonfarm payroll employment increased by 142,000 in August, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.www.bls.govdubya@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square3fedilink cross-posted to: economics@lemmy.ml
minus-squaredubya@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoNot great but not terrible. Will be interesting to see if we get a 0.25 or 0.5 rate cut. I’d argue for a 0.5 to be on the safer side, but the “bureaucratic inertia” is definitely on the 0.25 side.
Not great but not terrible. Will be interesting to see if we get a 0.25 or 0.5 rate cut. I’d argue for a 0.5 to be on the safer side, but the “bureaucratic inertia” is definitely on the 0.25 side.