Published May 3,, 2019  12::00 PM EST
by Richard Cason, Editor of NewsMovesMarketsForex

 

 United States Non-farm payrolls elevates to 263,000 jobs in the month of April 2019; in the mean while the Unemployment rate continues not to disappoint decreasing by .02% to 3.6 the lowest levels its been since 1969!

April’s NFP report exceeded expectations by a whopping 82,000  jobs.   U.S. Economist projected  Jobs would advance by 181,000 job for the month of April 2019.   This is the second straight consecutive month of positive Job Growth beating March 2019 Non-farm payrolls, (NFP) numbers by a stellar 67,000  new jobs which were added to the United States Labor Market.

U.S. Non Farm Payrolls Jobs Report (April 2019)

Time EventActualForecastPrevious
Friday, May 3 2019
08:30 USANonfarm Payrolls (Apri)263K181K189K
08:30 USAUnemployment Rate (Apri)3.6%3.8%3.8%
08:30 USA Private Nonfarm Payrools (Apri)236K179K179K
High Volatility Expected

  • The unemployment rate decrease to 3.6% for  month of April 2019, while the private nonfarm payrolls average hourly earning rose by $0.06 $27.77, which increased over year  by 3.2% .
  •  Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that employment rose in various sectors of Health Care,  professional and technical services.  ADP National employment report: Private sector  increased 275,000 Jobs for the month of April 2019 Small Businesss 1 – 49 Employees came rose t0 77,000, Midsize Business rose to 145,000, and Large Business increased to 53,000 jobs.  Which continues to grow at a very steady and robust pace within the 1st quarter of 2019.   Payroll employment rose to 2.6 million in 2018, compared to a gain of 2.2 million in 2017.

  •  Small Business report increased to  77,000  jobs new jobs added to the U.S. Jobs market for the month of April, 2019.
  • It is important to note that Nonfarm Payrolls measures the change in the number of people employed during the previous month, excluding the farming industry.  Job creation is the foremost indicator of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of economic activity.
 
  • Revisions: employment for February was revised up from +33,000 to +56,200, and the change for March was revised down from +196,000 to +189,000.  With these revisions, employment gain in   February and March combined were combined were 16,000 more than previously reported.