Wednesday, January 5, 2011

An Employment Report We've Been Waiting For

Hopefully, this is not a one-time blip and the start of something sustainable. CNN Money details:

Private sector payrolls soared 297,000 in December, payroll processor ADP announced Wednesday.

The gain marks the 11th consecutive month of increases, and was much larger than economists had expected. Economists surveyed by Briefing.com were forecasting an increase of 100,000 jobs.

The increase in hiring was led by the services sector, with employers adding 270,000 jobs in December. That's the highest jump on record, ADP said.




Source: ADP

2 comments:

  1. Looks good, hope it's more than the Christmas hiring.

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  2. Can you chart the median wage of the jobs in the service sector?

    What kind of jobs have been created (from bls data)?

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