January 2015 US non-farm payrolls 257k vs 230k exp

  • Prior 252k Big seasonal revision to 329K
  • Unemployment rate 5.7% vs 5.6% exp. Prior 5.6%
  • Average hourly earnings 0.5% vs +0.3% exp m/m. Prior -0.2%
  • 2.2% vs 1.9% exp y/y. Prior 1.7%
  • Participation rate 62.9% vs 62.7% exp. Prior 62.7%
  • Private payrolls 267k vs 223k exp. Prior 240k revised to 320k
  • Manufacturing payrolls 22k vs 12k exp. Prior 17k revised to 26k

Big revision which are done annually so take that into account. Wages are probably the bigger news with a decent reversal of December. 118.00 being tested and these numbers are probably enough to break through that, and it is as I type as we trade 118.19

The jump in the participation rate signals that more people may have found the confidence to re-enter the jobs market

US non farm payrolls 06 02 2015

US non farm payrolls 06 02 2015

Dollar shorts couldn't get out of the way of this one quick enough

Dollar shorts couldn’t get out of the way of this one quick enough

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