Prior Consensus Consensus Range Actual
Nonfarm Payrolls – M/M change 216,000 185,000 140,000  to 325,000 244,00
Unemployment Rate – Level 8.8 % 8.8 % 8.6 % to 8.9 % 9.0 %
Average Hourly Earnings – M/M change 0.0 % 0.2 % 0.1 % to 0.2 % 0.1 %
Av Workweek – All Employees 34.3 hrs 34.3 hrs 34.3 hrs to 34.3 hrs 34.3 hrs
Private Payrolls – M/M change 230,000 200,000 165,000  to 350,000 268,000

Nonfarm payroll in April grew to 244,000 from last month’s revised number of 221,000 in March and February 235,000 rise.  Analyst expected a number of 185k this month.

Private non farm payrolls showed even more strength in April reaching 268,000 following March’s 231k number.  This months number came in better than expectations; which were anticipated at 200k.

Wages showed a sapless rise of 0.1% following a 0.2% rise in March.

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