teamgreen02 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 The US was expected to add 207,000 jobs in January. Instead we lost 301,000 jobs. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/02/economy/january-jobs-adp-employment-report/index.html Quote New York (CNN Business)Omicron threw a wrench into America's economy at the start of 2022: The US private sector lost hundreds of thousands of jobs in January, according to Wednesday's ADP Employment Report. The loss of 301,000 private-sector positions came as a surprise to economists who had predicted businesses had added 207,000 jobs. It was also the first decline in the ADP report since December 2020. The ADP report relies on private payrolls, unlike the government's jobs report that counts all workers. Also of note: ADP counts workers on a company's payroll, irrespective of whether they were out sick. That Bureau of Labor Statistics' report is due Friday morning, with economists predicting 150,000 jobs added, according to Refinitiv. But not all economists are so optimistic. Goldman Sachs (GS) expects a decline of 250,000 jobs in Friday's report, for example. "The details of the ADP employment report indicate a large and likely temporary drag from Omicron on January employment," economists at the bank said. The drop in Wednesday's report was also a sharp slowdown from the December report, which showed a whopping 807,000 jobs added as the Omicron variant of Covid-19 wasn't as widespread at the time. But in January, coronavirus cases spiked. That affected business, led to worker absenteeism and temporary school closures. Underscoring multiplr pandemic labor market trends Last month was a conflation of almost every labor market trend seen during the pandemic, including business closures, labor shortages, and negative effects from child care and school being closed, ADP chief economist Nela Richardson told reporters on a conference call Wednesday. Almost all major industries recorded losses, led by leisure and hospitality, where more than 150,000 jobs were lost. Only mining added 4,000 positions. Small businesses with fewer than 50 employees recorded the most losses — though businesses of all sizes shed positions. Even so, "there is good evidence to suggest that January represents a speed bump, not a stop," as Omicron cases are starting to abate, Richardson said. Employers' appetite to hire was strong going into 2022. America still has more open positions than workers to hire — a trend that will likely continue this year. But as companies compete with each other for workers. they're all also trying to fend off soaring inflation. This has driven up wages, particularly in lower-paying services jobs and consumer-facing jobs, Richardson said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer254 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Let's Go Brandon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Omicron took its toll in January. Lots of padding available from the 800,000 added jobs from December. Doesn’t surprise me that hospitality took a hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 America still has more open positions than workers to hire — a trend that will likely continue this year. 11 million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USA Contributing Member $poorsledder$ Posted February 2, 2022 USA Contributing Member Share Posted February 2, 2022 1 hour ago, spin_dry said: America still has more open positions than workers to hire — a trend that will likely continue this year. 11 million. Is covid to thank for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 18 hours ago, $poorsledder$ said: Is covid to thank for this? Covid has changed the employment landscape forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 4.3 million Americans quit their jobs in December. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Rigid1 Posted February 3, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted February 3, 2022 20 hours ago, spin_dry said: Omicron took its toll in January. Lots of padding available from the 800,000 added jobs from December. Doesn’t surprise me that hospitality took a hit. Or the increase in December's #'s was due to the hiring of seasonal workers and the loss in January's #'s was due to the holiday season being over.. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Rigid1 said: Or the increase in December's #'s was due to the hiring of seasonal workers and the loss in January's #'s was due to the holiday season being over.. Still a net gain of 500,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer254 Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 2 hours ago, spin_dry said: Still a net gain of 500,000. I thought you said Americans were quitting their jobs? FFS and you call me dumb. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 43 minutes ago, racer254 said: I thought you said Americans were quitting their jobs? FFS and you call me dumb. 11 million open jobs. So yes they are, mr binary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 10 hours ago, spin_dry said: Still a net gain of 500,000. From early 2020 ? Of after liberal cunt state leaders effectively fucked up the economy for at least 5 yrs to make sure mail in votes were to be the norm ? Yeah we know target and menerds workers were immune to covid at work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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