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Non-Farm Payroll

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Non-Farm Payroll
In the United States, a figure compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics representing the total number of working-age persons working in all professions, except the following: government employees, household employees, many nonprofit employees, and farm employees. At any given time, this number represents approximately 80% of the American workforce currently employed. Economists use the non-farm payroll to help gauge the state of the overall economy.


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This particular release is similar to that of the US non-farm payrolls results, as the numbers are notoriously difficult to predict and thus, tend to spark a lot of volatility in the markets.
Today's much awaited non-farm payrolls report will give a better indication on the (US) economy and the potential reaction is very like to spill over into the energy complex," said ODL Securities analyst Marius Paun.
The much-awaited non-farm payrolls report, seen as a key indicator of economic momentum, was better than expected by private economists, who had forecast job losses of 325,000 and a jobless rate rising to 9.
 
 
 
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