Establishment vs. Household Survey: How BLS Measures Jobs
Understand how the BLS measures employment, why nonfarm payrolls and the unemployment rate diverge, and how the establishment and household surveys work.
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September Jobs Add Just 29,000: Stocks Jump as Yields Slide
U.S. employers added 29,000 jobs in September while unemployment rose to 4.2%, cooling Fed rate hike fears and sparking a rally in stock index futures.
172k Jobs, $1T Wiped: Nasdaq’s Worst Week in a Year
A hot May payrolls print pushed Fed rate cuts off the table and triggered a 10.4% single-day SOXX collapse, dragging Nasdaq to its worst week in a year.
March Jobs Report: Strong Payrolls Hold Treasury Yields Steady
March’s stronger-than-expected payrolls kept Treasury yields firm, pushing back rate cut timelines as the Fed navigates oil-driven inflation.
March Jobs Report 2026: What 178,000 New Hires Mean for Stocks
Macroeconomic trends are driving equity and bond markets in unexpected directions. Here’s a clear-eyed analysis of what the data shows for investors thi…