In September, US hiring created 142000 jobs, as per the
official figures, less than expectations. Due to the near to zero average pay
hikes, workers quit jobs, taking labor participation to 1970 levels.
The unemployment rate was consistent , but labor force had
to see declines. There were no rises to the average hourly earnings as well.
Last month, June and July's non-farm pay roll figures were revised up, which
caused the unemployment to slip down to 5.1%. August figures were also lower
than predicted.
"In US, implied futures raised the probability of a
first 25bp rate increase in December to 50% after a hawkish Fed FOMC statement
on 28 October. The statement specifically referred to the next meeting where it
will determine whether it is appropriate to raise rates, and removed the
sentence referring to "recent global economic developments"",
says Societe Generale.
US employment growth has slowed its pace from 234,000 over
the previous two months. The October and November figures have to bounce back
inorder to help the US Federal Reserve to hike its interest rates next month.
