Breaking: US Nonfarm Payrolls increase by 177,000 in April vs. 130,000 forecast
Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) in the US rose by 177,000 in April, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Friday. This reading followed the 185,000 increase (revised from 228,000) reported in March and came in better than analysts’ estimate of 130,000.
Other details of the employment report showed that the Unemployment Rate remained unchanged at 4.2%, as expected, while the Labor Force Participation Rate ticked up to 62.6% from 62.5%. Finally, annual wage inflation, as measured by the change in the Average Hourly Earnings, held steady at 3.8%.
Market reaction to US Nonfarm Payrolls data
The US Dollar Index edged slightly higher with the immediate reaction and was last seen losing 0.2% on the day near 100.00.
US Dollar PRICE This week
The table below shows the percentage change of US Dollar (USD) against listed major currencies this week. US Dollar was the strongest against the Japanese Yen.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 0.43% | 0.30% | 0.83% | -0.28% | -0.58% | 0.30% | -0.33% | |
| EUR | -0.43% | -0.18% | 0.38% | -0.72% | -1.09% | -0.13% | -0.78% | |
| GBP | -0.30% | 0.18% | 0.56% | -0.53% | -0.93% | 0.04% | -0.59% | |
| JPY | -0.83% | -0.38% | -0.56% | -1.07% | -1.35% | -1.91% | -0.89% | |
| CAD | 0.28% | 0.72% | 0.53% | 1.07% | -0.42% | 0.57% | -0.04% | |
| AUD | 0.58% | 1.09% | 0.93% | 1.35% | 0.42% | 0.97% | 0.33% | |
| NZD | -0.30% | 0.13% | -0.04% | 1.91% | -0.57% | -0.97% | -0.62% | |
| CHF | 0.33% | 0.78% | 0.59% | 0.89% | 0.04% | -0.33% | 0.62% |
The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the US Dollar from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the Japanese Yen, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent USD (base)/JPY (quote)
