Five Positive and Five Negative Signals From The Recent Jobs Report

Typically, the monthly jobs report is skewed in one direction.  This month, it's difficult to say what signal the jobs report is.

Here's a look at 5 positive and 5 negative signals from the first jobs report of 2016.

Jobs Report - The Positive Signals

#1 Productivity

Perhaps the strongest figures from the jobs report - although not important in the short-term - is the jump in productivity.  This is critical to the viability of the American economy and although growth is still quite low, a move in the upward direction is encouraging.

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