Friday, September 5, 2008

U.S. Aug. nonfarm payrolls down 84,000 vs drop 75,000 expect

U.S. Aug. unemployment rate 6.1% vs 5.7% in July

August Hourly Earnings y/y +3.6% vs +3.4% consensus, prior +3.4%

August Average Weekly Hours 33.7 vs 33.6 consensus, prior 33.7

August Nonfarm Payrolls -84K vs -75K consensus, prior revised to -60K from -51K


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