don't get too carried away yet Ducky
AUG 2019
Employment increased by 34,700 to 12,926,900 people in August, easily beating market consensus of a 10,000 gain and compared to a downwardly revised 36,400 increase in July. Part-time employed persons rose by 50,200 to 4,108,900, while full-time employed persons dropped 15,500 to 8,818,000.
The participation rate edged up 0.1 point to a new record high of 66.2 in August, above forecasts of 66.1 percent. Also, the employment to population ratio rose 0.1 point to 62.7.
