A 10 Chart Look At The State of The U.S. Labor Market

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Harrison Roger
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Friday’s top-line employment number came in at +248K, about 38K above what analysts were expecting. The report led some Wall Street economists to label it “the perfect employment report.” Was it?  Here’s a review of the labor market in 10 charts. Monthly Growth in Jobs Friday’s net new jobs number of +248K makes it 9 months out of the past 12 of above-200K jobs.  The growth in the 3Q was one of the best in a long time, representing only a slight drop from the very strong Q2 2014 numbers (gray horizontal lines represent the average growth for the given quarter)….

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Roger is an economic adviser and active angel investor. He owns various economics firms. His work allows him a diverse group of clients across the globe, including the United States, Europe, and Asia. He holds a Ph.D. in business economics.

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