Meanwhile, China's Shanghai rallied 1.2% in the wake of strong U.S. employment data on Friday.
The survey reflects May 2009 salary and employment data gathered from more than 1.2 million businesses.
The figures come a day before the Labor Department will report employment data for November.
Although unemployment rose from 5.3% to 6% in January, new employment data beat market expectations.
In the U.S. next week the all-important employment data will be released on Friday.
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The latest employment data for America showed an extra 110, 000 payroll jobs in September.
Last year's rise came on the back of more stable employment data and record-low mortgages.
The big fly in the ointment is the discrepancy between the employment data and the GDP data.
Both inflation and employment data have been particularly weak, but some forward-looking components have managed to hold up.
However, behind the GDP and employment data we should be encouraged by the resilience of the private sector.
August employment data, including the change in nonfarm payrolls and the unemployment rate, will be published on Friday.
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The background to the conference is one of poor employment data and prospects.
This fifth trading week of 2012 comes to a close with investors sending stocks higher on strong employment data.
Employment data and housing data tied for second of the most mentioned data.
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Look for a more active trading affair in the metals and other markets in the wake of the employment data.
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Employment data in our analysis is courtesy of EMSI, Inc. and is based upon over 90 federal and state data sources.
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The latest Greek employment data shows that more than half of people under the age of 25 are out of work.
Payrolls processor ADP will expand and change the formulation of its monthly employment data, the result of a year-long makeover effort.
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Part of that process is keeping a close eye on frequent revisions to employment data, which may not get much attention.
The index includes both tech industry employment data and occupation-based employment data.
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Markets responded to the much better than expected employment data Thursday morning.
U.S. stock stocks are trading higher Thursday morning after encouraging employment data.
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Employment data Down Under surprised with Aussie employment falling -5.5k in December.
Elsewhere in Asia, markets also moved higher following strong employment data in the U.S. that led to another record-breaking session on Wall Street.
As dismal employment data threw the U.S. stock market for a loop on Friday, Europe worried about rising inflation and slow economic growth.
His economic deputy, Charlie Bean, also told us, in no uncertain terms, that the employment data had also left the Bank entirely flummoxed.
Sentiment over the U.S. economy got a boost at the end of last week following the release of strong employment data on Friday.
However, a recent uptick in employment data may prevent the Fed from ever needing to do QE3, but that remains to be seen.
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Always one to revel in a statistical mystery, I have dived into today's employment data to see if I can solve the riddle.
The best will be saved for last: Friday will bring January's employment data, the first official numbers on the American economy for the month.
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