ØU kommentar: Fredags vigtige jobtal fra USA viste langt flere nye jobs end forventet. Jobvæksten blev især trukket (igen) af sundhed, undervisning – og detailhandel, måske løftet af en skæv sæsonkorrektion samtidig med julehandlen. Fremstillingsindustrien mistede 13.000 jobs, så billedet er mere end mudret. Så grundlæggende er der ingen afklaring.
Employment Situation Summary Table B. Establishment data, seasonally adjusted
| Category | Dec. 2023 | Oct. 2024 | Nov. 2024(p) | Dec. 2024(p) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
EMPLOYMENT BY SELECTED INDUSTRY | ||||
Total nonfarm | 290 | 43 | 212 | 256 |
Total private | 214 | 9 | 182 | 223 |
Goods-producing | 33 | -53 | 34 | -8 |
Mining and logging | 3 | 0 | 1 | -3 |
Construction | 18 | -1 | 8 | 8 |
Manufacturing | 12 | -52 | 25 | -13 |
Durable goods(1) | 19 | -49 | 29 | -16 |
Motor vehicles and parts | 4.6 | -3.3 | 1.5 | -4.1 |
Nondurable goods | -7 | -3 | -4 | 3 |
Private service-providing | 181 | 62 | 148 | 231 |
Wholesale trade | 7.4 | 7.4 | 3.4 | -3.5 |
Retail trade | 32.3 | 8.8 | -29.2 | 43.4 |
Transportation and warehousing | -18.3 | -9.7 | 2.5 | 9.6 |
Utilities | 2.4 | -1.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
Information | 13 | -2 | 4 | 10 |
Financial activities | 6 | 5 | 11 | 13 |
Professional and business services(1) | 13 | -10 | 9 | 28 |
Temporary help services | -21.3 | -29.3 | 6.2 | 5.3 |
Private education and health services(1) | 84 | 74 | 87 | 80 |
Health care and social assistance | 76.1 | 70.0 | 79.8 | 69.5 |
Leisure and hospitality | 41 | -8 | 52 | 43 |
Other services | 0 | -3 | 8 | 8 |
Government | 76 | 34 | 30 | 33 |
(3-month average change, in thousands) | ||||
Total nonfarm | 212 | 125 | 170 | 170 |
Total private | 155 | 89 | 138 | 138 |
WOMEN AND PRODUCTION AND NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES | ||||
Total nonfarm women employees | 49.9 | 49.8 | 49.8 | 49.8 |
Total private women employees | 48.4 | 48.3 | 48.3 | 48.3 |
Total private production and nonsupervisory employees | 81.3 | 81.4 | 81.4 | 81.4 |
HOURS AND EARNINGS | ||||
Total private | ||||
Average weekly hours | 34.4 | 34.3 | 34.3 | 34.3 |
Average hourly earnings | $34.34 | $35.46 | $35.59 | $35.69 |
Average weekly earnings | $1,181.30 | $1,216.28 | $1,220.74 | $1,224.17 |
Index of aggregate weekly hours (2007=100)(3) | 115.9 | 116.8 | 116.9 | 117.1 |
Over-the-month percent change | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Index of aggregate weekly payrolls (2007=100)(4) | 190.3 | 198.0 | 199.0 | 199.8 |
Over-the-month percent change | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
