US Employment Report: charts

Today we say the US Employment numbers.

Ultimate Highlight, extracted from Goldman's piece on the release:

However, there was an unusually large 21k increase in motion picture & sound recording jobs.

Many more stars in America. Cool.

Positives:
1/ Headline better than expectations
2/ Pick up in private hiring
3/ Pick up in hourly wages
4/ Pick up in Construction hiring

Negatives:
1/ But 3m moving average still trending down.
2/ Participation rate making new low.
3/ Average duration of unemployment spiking higher.
4/ Employment Diffusion index ticking lower, 4 months low.
5/ Full Time employment decreasing
6/ Increase in Part Time employment

Neutral:
1/ Employment / Population stable

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