HALISTER1: U.S. ECO PREVIEW: Employment Report Due in 5 Minutes

U.S. ECO PREVIEW: Employment Report Due in 5 Minutes

(Bloomberg) -- Following are forecasts for today’s U.S. economic releases as compiled by Bloomberg News:
  • Nonfarm Payrolls 190k; range 145k to 281k (90 estimates)
  • Private Payrolls 190k; range 155k to 270k (39 estimates)
  • Manu Payrolls 10k; range 0k to 15k (23 estimates)
  • Unemploy Rate 4.6%; range 4.4% to 4.7% (85 estimates)
  • Hourly Earn 0.3% m/m; range 0.2% to 0.4% (67 estimates)
  • Hourly Earn 2.7% y/y; range 2.4% to 2.7% (45 estimates)
  • Avg. Weekly Hours 34.4; range 34.3 to 34.4 (32 estimates)
  • BI Economics notes that the April jobs report takes on heightened significance following the disappointing performance of consumer spending in the first quarter

Alert: HALISTER1
Source: BFW (Bloomberg First Word)

To de-activate this alert, click here
To modify this alert, click here

UUID: 7947283