Jobs Report – Why it matters and why you should care

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jobs reportI was asked a very important question Friday morning by a very intelligent person…  Why does Wall Street care about the employment report?  This question inspired me to write this article.  

 

Jobs Report – What is it?

The first Friday of every month, the Labor Department releases its nonfarm payrolls report which illustrates how the labor market (and the broader economy) fared over the past 30 days. Bloomberg.com does a great job defining this report:

The employment situation is a set of labor market indicators based on two separate surveys in this one report. Based on the Household Survey, the unemployment rate measures the number of unemployed as a percentage of the labor force. Other key series come from the Establishment Survey (of business establishments). Nonfarm payroll employment counts the number of paid employees working part-time or full-time in the nation’s business and government establishments. The average workweek reflects the number of hours worked in the nonfarm sector. Average hourly earnings reveal the basic hourly rate for major industries as indicated in nonfarm payrolls.”

The monthly employment report is one of the most anticipated economic reports released each month.  It gives investors a look at how all major sectors of the economy are performing.  The report is released at the beginning of each month and is comprehensive in nature. It looks at the health of the jobs market and shows what happened to income and productivity during the past 30 days.  Investors are able to get a good read on the economy.  They can draw their own conclusions on what other economic reports will look like that month.

 

Why Does Wall Street Care?

Wall Street watches this report very closely because a stronger jobs picture translates into a healthier economy. A healthier economy translates into stronger sales and earnings which, in turn, translates into higher stock prices.  Sometimes, ladies and gentlemen, it is that simple.

 

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