Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) in the United States (US) rose by 64,000 in November, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Tuesday. This reading came in better than the market expectation for an increase of 50,000. The report also showed that Nonfarm Payrolls declined by 105,000 in October.
The underlying details of the publication showed that the Unemployment Rate climbed to 4.6% in November, compared to the market expectation of 4.4%. In this period, the Labor Force Participation Rate edged higher to 62.5% from 62.4%.
The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for August was revised down by 22,000, from -4,000 to -26,000, and the change for September was revised down by 11,000, from +119,000 to +108,000. With these revisions, employment in August and September combined is 33,000 lower than previously reported,” the BLS noted in its press release.
Market reaction to Nonfarm Payrolls data
The US Dollar (USD) came under renewed selling pressure with the immediate reaction to the Nonfarm Payrolls data and the USD Index dropped to its lowest level since early October below 98.00. At the time of press, the USD Index was down 0.2% on the day at 98.05.
US Dollar Price Today
The table below shows the percentage change of US Dollar (USD) against listed major currencies today. US Dollar was the weakest against the British Pound.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | -0.27% | -0.48% | -0.29% | -0.17% | -0.17% | -0.18% | -0.34% | |
| EUR | 0.27% | -0.21% | -0.11% | 0.09% | 0.10% | 0.09% | -0.08% | |
| GBP | 0.48% | 0.21% | 0.10% | 0.30% | 0.31% | 0.30% | 0.14% | |
| JPY | 0.29% | 0.11% | -0.10% | 0.19% | 0.20% | 0.18% | 0.03% | |
| CAD | 0.17% | -0.09% | -0.30% | -0.19% | 0.00% | -0.00% | -0.19% | |
| AUD | 0.17% | -0.10% | -0.31% | -0.20% | 0.00% | -0.02% | -0.17% | |
| NZD | 0.18% | -0.09% | -0.30% | -0.18% | 0.00% | 0.02% | -0.16% | |
| CHF | 0.34% | 0.08% | -0.14% | -0.03% | 0.19% | 0.17% | 0.16% |
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).
