US MAR JOBS UPSIDE SURPRISE – EXCEPT FOR WAGES, MFG, U-6
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The U.S. March jobs report Friday surprised on the upside, exceeding expectations with 196,000 additional payroll slots and holding at an unemployment rate of 3.8% but wages undershot, rising just 3.2% over the year. The sharp rebound from February’s revised 33,000 payrolls total reinforced the scenario that the Federal Reserve’s patient forebearance […]
CANADA MARCH UNEMP UNCH AT 5.8%; 1Q PAYROLLS +116K
By Gordon Isfeld OTTAWA (MaceNews) – After two months of strong employment growth, job creation in Canada held steady overall during March and left the country’s jobless rate unchanged from the previous month. The economy produced fewer jobs than anticipated in March, even as the unemployment rate remained at 5.8%, Statistics Canada reported Friday. First […]