January 2017 Employment Data Throw Markets A Curve

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Nasdaq - 2/4/2017 - John M. Bland MBA - Mixed Message For January U.S. Employment Figures The U.S. employment report for January threw the markets a curve on Friday. On the Wednesday prior to the report, the ADP private Jobs Survey indicated that the monthly employment survey could be a lot stronger than the market consensus. Earlier street estimates for non-farm payrolls had been for an increase of 175,000 in the month. As predicted by ADP, employment increased by 227,000 in the month. Read more: http://www.nasdaq.com/article/january-2 ... z4XqU0821z