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Friday, March 10, 2006

There Was Something For Everyone In Today's Unemployment Report

Non-Farm payroll highlights: There was something for everyone in today's unemployment report. Non-farm payrolls rose by 243,000 jobs in February, slightly above average analysts' expectations of a rise of 220,000 jobs. However, the Labor Department revised downward January's figures to 170,000 jobs from 193,000. The unemployment rate rose slightly gaining 0.1% to 4.8%. Average hourly earnings increased 0.3%. Read More....