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8:30am 02/03/05 U.S. JOBLESS CLAIMS NEAR CYCLICAL LOWS
8:30am 02/03/05 U.S. 4-WEEK INITIAL CLAIMS FALLS TO 331,500
8:30am 02/03/05 U.S. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FALLS TO 2.1%
8:30am 02/03/05 U.S. CONTINUING JOBLESS CLAIMS FALL TO 2.70 MLN
8:30am 02/03/05 U.S. WEEKLY INITIAL JOBLESS CLAIMS OFF 9,000 TO 316,000
8:30am 02/03/05 U.S. Q4 REAL HOURLY COMPENSATION DOWN 0.3%
8:30am 02/03/05 U.S. 2004 UNIT LABOR COSTS UP 0.1%
8:30am 02/03/05 U.S. Q4 UNIT LABOR COSTS UP 2.3%
8:30am 02/03/05 U.S. Q4 MANUFACTURING PRODUCTIVITY UP 5.6%
8:30am 02/03/05 U.S. 2004 PRODUCTIVITY UP 4.1%
8:30am 02/03/05 U.S. Q4 NONFARM PRODUCTIVITY UP 0.8% V. 1.4% EXPECTED
ECONOMIC REPORT: U.S. initial jobless claims fall to 316,000
By Rex Nutting, MarketWatch
Last Update: 8:32 AM ET Feb. 3, 2005
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The number of initial filings for U.S. unemployment benefits dropped by 9,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 316,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
It's the second-lowest number of new claims during this expansion.
The four-week moving average of new claims - which smoothes out one-time distortions caused by weather or holidays - dropped by 10,250 to 331,500, the lowest in four weeks and just a smidgen above the cyclical low.
The insured unemployment rate fell by a tenth to 2.1 percent.
Meanwhile, the number of workers collecting jobless benefits dropped by 116,000 to 2.70 million in the week ending Jan. 22. The four-week average of continuing claims fell by 40,000 to a four-year low of 2.71 million.
Jobless claims data in December and January are especially difficult to analyze, with volatile seasonal hiring and firing patterns disrupting the seasonal adjustment process.
The data in late January indicate slow but steady improvement in the labor market.
The Labor Department will report on January nonfarm payroll growth on Friday. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch expect a gain of about 189,000 for payrolls, close to the average gain over the past year.
Economists have said initial claims in the neighborhood of 330,000 to 350,000 are consistent with monthly job gains of about 150,000 to 250,000. The economy needs to add about 150,000 jobs a month to absorb new entrants into the labor force.
A year, ago, initial jobless claims were averaging 355,000, while continuing claims averaged 3.18 million.
In a separate report, the Labor Department said productivity in the nonfarm sector slowed to a 0.8 percent annual rate in the fourth quarter, the smallest gain in nearly four years.
ECONOMIC REPORT: Productivity slows to 0.8% in Q4; Unit labor costs rise 2.3%, most in three years
By Rex Nutting, MarketWatch
Last Update: 8:31 AM ET Feb. 3, 2005
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Productivity in the U.S. nonfarm business sector slowed to a 0.8 percent annual rate in the fourth quarter, the smallest gain in nearly four years, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
Unit labor costs rose 2.3 percent in the quarter, the fastest growth in nearly three years. Real hourly compensation fell 0.3 percent.
In the manufacturing sector, productivity remained high in the fourth quarter, rising 5.6 percent. Manufacturing unit labor costs rose 0.4 percent.
Productivity had increased 1.8 percent in the third quarter, with unit labor costs rising 1.6 percent.
Economists were expecting productivity to slow only slightly to 1.4 percent in the fourth quarter, according to a survey conducted by MarketWatch.
For all of 2004, productivity increased 4.1 percent, down from 4.4 percent in 2003, but well above the average of 2.8 percent in the past decade. Unit labor costs rose 0.1 percent in 2004, the first increase in three years.
Productivity increased at an average annual rate of 4.3 percent in 2002, 2003 and 2004, the best three-year period for productivity since 1949-51.
Productivity is measured by unit of output per hour worked. It's an essential factor in long-term economic health, but is extremely difficult to measure in the short-run.
Fast-rising productivity can keep inflation low. It can allow companies to reap higher profits while giving workers higher pay without raising prices.
In the past three years, companies have garnered the bulk of the benefits in productivity in the form of profits, while workers' compensation has lagged.
In a separate report, the Labor Department said first-time claims for unemployment benefits fell by 9,000 to 316,000 last week, close to the cyclical low.
8:30am 02/03/05 U.S. 4-WEEK INITIAL CLAIMS FALLS TO 331,500
8:30am 02/03/05 U.S. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FALLS TO 2.1%
8:30am 02/03/05 U.S. CONTINUING JOBLESS CLAIMS FALL TO 2.70 MLN
8:30am 02/03/05 U.S. WEEKLY INITIAL JOBLESS CLAIMS OFF 9,000 TO 316,000
8:30am 02/03/05 U.S. Q4 REAL HOURLY COMPENSATION DOWN 0.3%
8:30am 02/03/05 U.S. 2004 UNIT LABOR COSTS UP 0.1%
8:30am 02/03/05 U.S. Q4 UNIT LABOR COSTS UP 2.3%
8:30am 02/03/05 U.S. Q4 MANUFACTURING PRODUCTIVITY UP 5.6%
8:30am 02/03/05 U.S. 2004 PRODUCTIVITY UP 4.1%
8:30am 02/03/05 U.S. Q4 NONFARM PRODUCTIVITY UP 0.8% V. 1.4% EXPECTED
ECONOMIC REPORT: U.S. initial jobless claims fall to 316,000
By Rex Nutting, MarketWatch
Last Update: 8:32 AM ET Feb. 3, 2005
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The number of initial filings for U.S. unemployment benefits dropped by 9,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 316,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
It's the second-lowest number of new claims during this expansion.
The four-week moving average of new claims - which smoothes out one-time distortions caused by weather or holidays - dropped by 10,250 to 331,500, the lowest in four weeks and just a smidgen above the cyclical low.
The insured unemployment rate fell by a tenth to 2.1 percent.
Meanwhile, the number of workers collecting jobless benefits dropped by 116,000 to 2.70 million in the week ending Jan. 22. The four-week average of continuing claims fell by 40,000 to a four-year low of 2.71 million.
Jobless claims data in December and January are especially difficult to analyze, with volatile seasonal hiring and firing patterns disrupting the seasonal adjustment process.
The data in late January indicate slow but steady improvement in the labor market.
The Labor Department will report on January nonfarm payroll growth on Friday. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch expect a gain of about 189,000 for payrolls, close to the average gain over the past year.
Economists have said initial claims in the neighborhood of 330,000 to 350,000 are consistent with monthly job gains of about 150,000 to 250,000. The economy needs to add about 150,000 jobs a month to absorb new entrants into the labor force.
A year, ago, initial jobless claims were averaging 355,000, while continuing claims averaged 3.18 million.
In a separate report, the Labor Department said productivity in the nonfarm sector slowed to a 0.8 percent annual rate in the fourth quarter, the smallest gain in nearly four years.
ECONOMIC REPORT: Productivity slows to 0.8% in Q4; Unit labor costs rise 2.3%, most in three years
By Rex Nutting, MarketWatch
Last Update: 8:31 AM ET Feb. 3, 2005
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Productivity in the U.S. nonfarm business sector slowed to a 0.8 percent annual rate in the fourth quarter, the smallest gain in nearly four years, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
Unit labor costs rose 2.3 percent in the quarter, the fastest growth in nearly three years. Real hourly compensation fell 0.3 percent.
In the manufacturing sector, productivity remained high in the fourth quarter, rising 5.6 percent. Manufacturing unit labor costs rose 0.4 percent.
Productivity had increased 1.8 percent in the third quarter, with unit labor costs rising 1.6 percent.
Economists were expecting productivity to slow only slightly to 1.4 percent in the fourth quarter, according to a survey conducted by MarketWatch.
For all of 2004, productivity increased 4.1 percent, down from 4.4 percent in 2003, but well above the average of 2.8 percent in the past decade. Unit labor costs rose 0.1 percent in 2004, the first increase in three years.
Productivity increased at an average annual rate of 4.3 percent in 2002, 2003 and 2004, the best three-year period for productivity since 1949-51.
Productivity is measured by unit of output per hour worked. It's an essential factor in long-term economic health, but is extremely difficult to measure in the short-run.
Fast-rising productivity can keep inflation low. It can allow companies to reap higher profits while giving workers higher pay without raising prices.
In the past three years, companies have garnered the bulk of the benefits in productivity in the form of profits, while workers' compensation has lagged.
In a separate report, the Labor Department said first-time claims for unemployment benefits fell by 9,000 to 316,000 last week, close to the cyclical low.
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