downtick
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The downtick was driven by an increased share of involuntary part-time workers and lower employment in the temporary-help industry.
The downtick tallies with the decline in private-sector activity to a four-month low, hampered by stagnating new business, as measured by purchasing managers’ survey data published Tuesday.
Also contributing to the downtick were weaker manufacturers’ new orders of consumer goods and materials and initial claims for unemployment insurance, the Conference Board’s report said.
There also appeared to be a downtick on hopes for the speed of the U.S.
The downtick marked a contrast with sentiment data from businesses, including the closely watched Ifo Institute index, which registered improved confidence among firms in October.
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