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In reply to the discussion: Payrolls rose 22,000 in August, less than expected in further sign of hiring slowdown [View all]progree
(12,315 posts)37. Consumer sentiment graph to complement your consumer confidence graph

Including your table of numbers since graph is hard to read as far as which month things occurred --
DATE OF SURVEY INDEX OF CONSUMER SENTIMENT
August 2024 67.9
September 2024 70.1
October 2024 70.5
November 2024 71.8
December 2024 74.0
January 2025 71.7
February 2025 64.7
March 2025 57.0
April 2025 52.2
May 2025 52.2
June 2025 60.7
July 2025 61.7
August 2025 58.2
https://www.sca.isr.umich.edu/
Thanks also for the info on real (i.e. inflation-adjusted) average and weekly hourly earnings.
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Payrolls rose 22,000 in August, less than expected in further sign of hiring slowdown [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Sep 5
OP
Both payroll employment (+22,000) and unemployment rate (4.3%) change little in August
mahatmakanejeeves
Sep 5
#1
tRump job axing & ICEing makes Wall Street say there is a new balance point around 70 k, not 250K as of old. . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 5
#18
So +22,000 jobs in August, and June and July were revised down by a combined 21,000
progree
Sep 5
#6
The numbers being reported are seasonally adjusted numbers, so I wouldn't expect an uptick in September
progree
Sep 5
#36
Yes, multiply Cdn numbers by 9 to compare w US or divide by 9 going the other way.
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 5
#19
Canada working hard on it, but so are the Europeans who are probably going to link up with MercoSur
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 5
#33
"4 straight months of manufacturing job losses stand out. It's hard to argue that tariff uncertainty isn't a key driver"
progree
Sep 5
#16
Next month should be interesting as the fired federal workers start to get counted.
travelingthrulife
Sep 5
#29
It's bad out there. Super over-qualified people are taking entry level jobs and taking pay cuts.
SunSeeker
Sep 5
#35
MaddowBlog-U.S. job growth turns ugly over the summer as Trump's economic agenda falters
LetMyPeopleVote
Sep 5
#38