Talk:Nonfarm payrolls

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Time of report release[edit]

Correcting "third friday of each month" to "first friday.." based on two sources - http://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/nonfarmpayroll.asp "..The non-farm payroll statistic is reported monthly, on the first Friday of the month.." - http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/economic-indicators/a-preview-of-tomorrows-nonfarm-payroll-report/2010-05-06.html - a blog about Foreign Exchange trading, anticipating the report "tomorrow", which at the time of the entry is May 7th (the first Friday in May, 2010). --Openhatch (talk) 11:24, 7 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I had deleted the above, but am restoring it for this reason: the frankly convoluted (IMO) construction "..releases preliminary data at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the third Friday after the conclusion the week which included the 12th of the month", besides missing the word "of" in "the conclusion the week", usually (or always?) lands on the first Friday of the following month; which is what the entry at Investopedia says, besides. This could therefore be greatly simplified to just say "the first Friday of the month". Making that change. --Openhatch (talk) 11:42, 7 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The article should be amended in my opinion as the release is on the third Friday after the conclusion of the reference week, i.e., the week which includes the 12th of the month. -http://www.bls.gov/ces/ces_tabl.htm -This usually lands on the first Friday of the month, but that's not always the case.Cclerici (talk) 16:42, 31 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]