Laboring Through the Data
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on September 21st, 2019
Each month the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) puts out their Employment Situation report. Regular reader’s saw the Atlas note on it yesterday morning. This report covers two surveys: households and payrolls. Our nation’s unemployment rate is derived from the household survey. Each month the BLS lobs a call to 60,000 homes or so and asks those willing to ans