US / Why didn’t the severe weather put job growth in a deep freeze?

 Mainly because of how the government counts company payrolls. The Labor Department calculates jobs by asking companies how many people they employed during the pay period that includes the 12th day of the month.

If a company’s pay period is, say, every two weeks or twice a month, a staffer who worked just one day during that period would be counted as employed.

via Why severe weather made little mark on US hiring – The Washington Post.

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