Jobs Growth
A component of the Employment Situation Summary, reported monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The job growth figure is expressed as the gross number of jobs created in the American economy in the previous month. Investopedia Says:
A job growth figure between 100,000 and 150,000 new jobs per month is considered to be the minimum level of job growth needed to mitigate the effects of new entrants to the workforce. Related Terms:
Bureau of Labor Statistics - BLS
Business Cycle Indicators
CEO Confidence Survey
Composite Index of Coincident Indicators
Composite Index of Leading Indicators
Help-Wanted Index - HWI
Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey - JOLTS
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