Unemployment Rate Seen Holding at 3.7% -- Data Week Ahead Update

The following are median forecasts for this week's remaining U.S. data from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal.

 
DATE      TIME  RELEASE                      PERIOD     CONSENSUS    PREVIOUS 
          (ET) 
Wednesday 1000  Job Openings                   Nov       10.1M  (6)    10.3M 
                  & Labor Turnover 
          1000  ISM Mfg PMI                    Dec       48.5   (17)   49.0 
Thursday  0815  ADP Jobs                       Dec      +153K   (11)  +127K 
          0830  Jobless Claims                 Dec 31    223K   (13)   225K 
          0830  U.S. Trade Deficit             Nov      $63.1B  (17)  $78.16B 
          0945  S&P Global U.S. Svcs  PMI      Dec       44.4   (6)    44.4* 
Friday    0830  Nonfarm Payrolls               Dec      +200K   (21)  +263K 
          0830  Unemployment Rate              Dec       3.7%   (21)   3.7% 
          0830  Avg. Hourly Wages M/M**        Dec      +0.4%   (19)  +0.55% 
          0830  Avg. Hourly Wages Y/Y**        Dec      +5.0%   (8)   +5.09% 
          1000  ISM Non-Mfg PMI                Dec       55.1   (16)   56.5 
          1000  Factory Orders                 Nov      -1.1%   (14)  +1.0% 
 
*Dec Flash Reading 
**All private-sector workers 
 
(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.) 
 

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