The Bureau of Labor Statistics released Non-Farm Employment Change data better-than-expected of 304K compared to forecast 165K. Note, that the Average Hourly Earnings and the Unemployment Rate were released at the same time with the Non-Farm Employment Change.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday: "The labor force participation rate, at 63.2 percent, and the employment-population ratio, at 60.7 percent, changed little over the month; both measures were up by 0.5 percentage point over the year."
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| Historical Data Table: Non-Farm Employment Change | Economic Calendar for 05.02.2019 | ||||||||
| Date | 07.09.2018 | 05.10.2018 | 02.11.2018 | 07.12.2018 | 01.02.2019 | 12:30 AM | AUD Retail Sales m/m | ||
| Actual | 201K | 134K | 250K | 155K | 304K | 9:30 AM | UK Services PMI | ||
| Forecast | 191K | 185K | 194K | 198K | 165K | 15:00 PM | US ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI | ||
| Initial Reaction on Main Pairs | Open Position Proportions on 04.02.2019 | ||||||||
| Open Price | Close Price | % Change | Longs | Shorts | |||||
| AUD/USD | 0.72657 | 0.72714 | 0.08% | AUD/USD | 65.04% | 34.96% | |||
| EUR/USD | 1.14736 | 1.14689 | -0.04% | EUR/USD | 28.77% | 71.23% | |||
| USD/JPY | 108.906 | 108.935 | 0.03% | USD/JPY | 43.61% | 56.39% | |||
| NZD/USD | 0.69254 | 0.69277 | 0.03% | NZD/USD | 51.75% | 48.25% | |||