Employment report released by the U. S. Department of Labor was expected to be decisive.  However, the report is mixed creating indecision, uncertainty and high risk.

Here are the key points from the report.

  • August Non-farm Private Payrolls came at 140K vs. 210K consensus
  • August Non-farm Payrolls came at 173K vs. 217K consensus
  • July Non-farm Payrolls revised upwards to 245K from 215K
  • August unemployment rate fell to 5.1% vs.