Brookings on Job Numbers

A woman walks in the snow during a winter nor'easter storm.

March Nor’easters slow employment growth

Jonathan Wright · Friday, April 6, 2018

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Job seekers and recruiters gather at TechFair in Los Angeles, California.

Alternative seasonal adjustments show even stronger jobs growth than the BLS official number

Jonathan Wright

Friday, March 9, 2018

Workers are seen at a construction site .

First employment report for 2018 is strong

Jonathan Wright

Friday, February 2, 2018

Revelers celebrate the New Year in Times Square in Manhattan, New York, U.S., January 1, 2018. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky - RC173A3E5470

Employment growth for 2017 ends on a high note

Jonathan Wright

Friday, January 5, 2018

Workers construct a new home in the Balmoral neighborhood being developed by Irishman Garrett Kenny in Haines City, Florida, U.S., June 29, 2016. Photo taken June 29, 2016. REUTERS/Phelan Ebenhack - TM3EC6U0SVC01

After weathering the storms, jobs numbers are back on track

Jonathan Wright

Friday, December 8, 2017

Workers of Puerto Rico's Electric Power Authority (PREPA) repair part of the electrical grid after Hurricane Maria hit the area in September, in Manati, Puerto Rico October 30, 2017. REUTERS/Alvin Baez - RC1E03872390

Hurricanes Harvey and Irma still felt in October jobs numbers

Jonathan Wright

Friday, November 3, 2017

Interstate highway 45 is submerged from the effects of Hurricane Harvey seen during widespread flooding in Houston, Texas.

Jobs numbers feel the effects of hurricanes Harvey and Irma

Jonathan Wright

Friday, October 6, 2017

A man sits in the sun reading a newspaper.

Job growth cools down in August, Hurricane Harvey not a factor

Jonathan Wright

Friday, September 1, 2017

Workers dismantle scaffolding at the Hudson Yards construction project is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S. May 24, 2017. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri - RTX37GAX

Strong jobs growth continues in July

Jonathan Wright

Friday, August 4, 2017

A construction worker hammers atop a construction project.

June a strong month for jobs growth

Jonathan Wright

Friday, July 7, 2017

A worker stands outside the construction site.

May jobs report not as strong as expected, but lower than average temperatures are partly to blame

Jonathan Wright

Friday, June 2, 2017

Construction workers build a single family home in San Diego, California, U.S.

Job growth rebounds in April, thanks in part to warmer temperatures

Jonathan Wright

Friday, May 5, 2017

: People wait in line to attend TechFair LA, a technology job fair, in Los Angeles, California.

Slowdown in employment growth in March, however you measure it

Jonathan Wright

Friday, April 7, 2017

Strong employment growth in February boosted by warm weather

Jonathan Wright

Friday, March 10, 2017

Job seekers attend a large career fair at Rutgers University.

January employment growth boosted by mild weather

Jonathan Wright

Monday, February 6, 2017

About Brookings on Job Numbers

Each month from March 2014 to April 2019, Brookings experts analyzed how weather and seasonality affected job numbers. To read more about this series, please visit our page on adjusting the monthly jobs numbers.