US July 2018 employment report on 03.08.2018
- prior 213K, revised to 248K
- Average hourly earnings MoM 0.3% vs 0.3% exp, prior 0.2%, revised to 0.1%
- Average hourly earnings YoY 2.7% vs 2.7% exp, prior 2.7%
- Unemployment rate 3.9% vs 3.9% exp, prior 4.0%
- Participation rate 62.9% vs 63% exp, prior 62.9%
- Average weekly hours 34.5vs 34.5, prior 34.5
- Government payrolls -13K vs 11K prior, revised to 14K
- Private payrolls 170K vs 189K exp, prior 202K, revised to 234K
- Manufacturing payrolls 37.0K vs 22.0K exp, prior 33K
- U6 unemployment rate 7.5% vs 7.8% prior
Mixed bag with the revisions as well on the NFP nr as the hourly earnings. USD has trouble to decide which way to take.
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