A number of economic reports for June were released last Thursday, and the news is now full of debate about whether these new statistical indicators are good news, bad news or somewhere in between.A number of economic reports for June were released last Thursday that addressed unemployment, non-farm payrolls, manufacturing payrolls, average hourly earnings and average weekly hours for workers. Below is a rundown:
Payroll jobs rose to 288,000 in June. Private sector jobs were up 262,000, reaching 52 consecutive months of gains. They totaled 1.33 million for January-June, the most job growth in the first six months of any year since 1998. The unemployment rate fell to 6.1 percent in June, down from 7.5 percent a year ago. The median durat...
A microlith is a small stone tool usually made of flint or chert and typically several centimeters in length and half a centimetre wide. They were made by humans from at least the Upper Paleolithic, across Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia. The microliths were used in spear points and arrowhea...
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The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa (and historically, Arabia) and is the largest living species of bird. The common ostrich is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus St...
