NONFARM PAYROLL
A statistic researched, recorded and reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics intended to represent the total number of paid U.S. workers of any business, excluding the following employees:
- general government employees
- private household employees
- employees of nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to individuals
- farm employees
This monthly report also includes estimates on the average work week and the average weekly earnings of all non-farm employees.
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Sudden and tangible change in a borrower’s credit standing or drop in credit rating. Such event questions the borrower’s capacity to pa ...
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HNL
The abbreviation for the currency of Honduras, Honduran Lempira.
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| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
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| 10:00 | KOF Economic Barometer | Jan | |
| 10:00 | CPI | Jan | |
| 11:00 | GDP | 4 quarter | |
| 12:00 | Consumer Confidence | Jan | |
| 21:00 | Loan Officer Survey | ||
| 01:30 | Unemployment Rate | Dec | |
| 01:50 | Industrial Production | Dec | |
| 01:50 | Retail Sales | Dec | |
| 02:30 | Retail Sales | Dec |
