Right here’s the present scenario:
Determine 1: Civilian employment over age 16 (blue, left log scale), nonfarm payroll employment (tan, proper log scale), each in 1000’s, seasonally adjusted, each as of 10/4/2024. Supply: BLS through FRED.
The arrows denote native peaks. Notice there are two for the family sequence; the 2023M11 statement is just 2000 increased than the 2024M09 determine. Taking the September determine because the native peak, there may be little suggestion {that a} NBER-peak has occurred.
And listed below are the (real-time) depictions of the family and institution sequence round recession dates for the earlier 4 recessions.
Determine 2: Civilian employment over age 16 (blue, left log scale), nonfarm payroll employment (tan, proper log scale), each in 1000’s, seasonally adjusted, each as of 6/7/1990. NBER outlined peak-to-trough recession dates shaded grey. Supply: BLS through ALFRED, NBER.
Determine 3: Civilian employment over age 16 (blue, left log scale), nonfarm payroll employment (tan, proper log scale), each in 1000’s, seasonally adjusted, each as of 5/4/2001. NBER outlined peak-to-trough recession dates shaded grey. Supply: BLS through ALFRED, NBER.
Determine 4: Civilian employment over age 16 (blue, left log scale), nonfarm payroll employment (tan, proper log scale), each in 1000’s, seasonally adjusted, each as of two/1/2008. NBER outlined peak-to-trough recession dates shaded grey. Supply: BLS through ALFRED, NBER.
Determine 5: Civilian employment over age 16 (blue, left log scale), nonfarm payroll employment (tan, proper log scale), each in 1000’s, seasonally adjusted, each as of 4/3/2020. NBER outlined peak-to-trough recession dates shaded grey. Supply: BLS through ALFRED, NBER.
In actual time, the family sequence turns one month sooner than the institution in two instances (2001, 2007), and twice the turning factors are the identical time (1990 and 2020). Within the revisions, the civilian sequence peaks are moved earlier as soon as (1990), and later by two months (2001). The NFP peak is moved later as soon as (2001 recession).
I don’t assume one ought to take an excessive amount of from the present flattening out of the family sequence, given the truth that there has possible been an undercounting the inhabitants, which has spilled onto the estimates of employment.
