Employment report

From Goldman:

There were a few modest weak spots in the report. First, average hourly earnings were unchanged for a second month. Second, the average work week failed to increase. Although this was expected by the consensus, worker hours remain below pre-recession levels and should be gradually rising over time. Third, the average duration of unemployment rose to a new high of 39.0 weeks (note that a methodological change at the start of this year lifted the mean duration of unemployment). Fourth, diffusion indexes reflecting the proportion of sectors with rising employment were generally soft.

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