Trying to Get Factoids Out

…before the counter-clockwise spin starts. The June jobs report came in weaker than forecast ~ a good thing from a Fed standpoint. Buried in the report were a couple figures that will probably be lost when the ‘Chimpy McHitler struggling economy’ caterwaulings commence.

…the jobless rate stayed at a five-year low of 4.6 percent.
…the average hourly work week climbed back to match a 3- year high struck in April.
…The 3.9 percent year-over-year gain in average hourly earnings was the largest in five years, the Labor Department said.

One Response to “Trying to Get Factoids Out”

1. nobrainer says:

   July 7, 2006 at 11:42 am

   “household employment rose a gargantuan 387,000.”
   Per Larry Kudlow