NFP
December 04, 2009 at 12:02 PM EST
[Skip to the end] Karim writes: Strong number; details mostly firm: NFP -11k with net revisions +159k UE rate down from 10.196% to 9.992% Diffusion index up from 32.5 to 40.6 Hours index up 0.6% U6 unemployment down from 17.5% to 17.2% Sectors: Construction -56k to -27k Retail -44k to -15k Temp 44k to 52k Leisure/hospitality -36k to -11k Main weak spots were average hourly earnings at 0.1% [...]