US Created 209,000 Jobs in July, Crushing Expectations

[jimnyc]

Excellent!

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US Created 209,000 Jobs in July, Crushing Expectations

Job creation in July kept up its sizzling June pace, with nonfarm payrolls growing by 209,000 while the unemployment rate slid down to 4.3%.

Economists had been expecting payroll growth of 180,000 and a slight decline in unemployment. Last month, the economy added 231,000 jobs.

Employment rose in restaurants and bars, white collar jobs, and health care. Employment in mining and manufacturing, two major areas of focus for the Trump administration, was unchanged.

The labor force participation rate, at 62.9 percent, was little changed. This rate has remained steady for the past year.

June was revised up to 231,000 from 222,000, which means that the jobs market was even stronger than expected.

http://www.breitbart.com/economics/2017/08/04/july-jobs-creation/

[jimnyc]

Manufacturing Jobs Hit Highest Level Since Obama’s Inauguration

(CNSNews.com) - Manufacturing jobs in the United States hit their highest level since President Barack Obama was inaugurated in January 2009, according to data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In January 2009, according to BLS’s seasonally adjusted numbers, there were 12,561,000 people employed in manufacturing in the United States. In February of that year, the number of people employed in manufacturing dropped to 12,380,000—a one-month decline of 181,000.

In July 2017, according to BLS preliminary seasonally adjusted numbers, there were 12,425,000 employed in manufacturing. That is up 16,000 from the 12,409,000 who were employed in manufacturing in June and is the largest number of people employed in manufacturing in any month since January 2009, according to BLS.

At the same time, jobs in local, state and federal government increased only 4,000 in July, rising from 22,354,000,000 in June to 22,358,000 in July.

Rest here - http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/12425000-manufacturing-jobs-hit-highest-level-obamas-inauguration

[Kathianne]

Manufacturing Jobs Hit Highest Level Since Obama’s Inauguration

(CNSNews.com) - Manufacturing jobs in the United States hit their highest level since President Barack Obama was inaugurated in January 2009, according to data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In January 2009, according to BLS’s seasonally adjusted numbers, there were 12,561,000 people employed in manufacturing in the United States. In February of that year, the number of people employed in manufacturing dropped to 12,380,000—a one-month decline of 181,000.

In July 2017, according to BLS preliminary seasonally adjusted numbers, there were 12,425,000 employed in manufacturing. That is up 16,000 from the 12,409,000 who were employed in manufacturing in June and is the largest number of people employed in manufacturing in any month since January 2009, according to BLS.

At the same time, jobs in local, state and federal government increased only 4,000 in July, rising from 22,354,000,000 in June to 22,358,000 in July.

Rest here - http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/12425000-manufacturing-jobs-hit-highest-level-obamas-inauguration


This sounds positive and something Trump can claim credit for based on what he deemed important during the election. The job #'s I'm a bit more hesitant to give credit or blame for, it's more a reflection of the economy in general. The way they now come up with 'the unemployment numbers' has been a joke since at least the second GW administration. Same with the 'cost of living' numbers, with food and gas removed from the totals.