Unemployment Rate Expected to Tick Up -- Data Week Ahead
January 04 2024 - 9:29AM
Dow Jones News
The following are median forecasts for this week's remaining
U.S. data from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal.
Forecasts were last updated Tuesday afternoon.
DATE TIME RELEASE PERIOD CONSENSUS PREVIOUS
Friday 0830 Nonfarm Payrolls Dec +170K (16) +199K
0830 Unemployment Rate Dec 3.8% (16) 3.7%
0830 Hourly Avg. Wages M/M* Dec +0.3% (16) +0.35%
0830 Hourly Avg. Wages Y/Y* Dec +3.9% (6) +3.96%
1000 Factory Orders Nov +2.5% (13) -3.6%
1000 ISM Non-Mfg PMI Dec 52.5 (16) 52.7
*All private-sector workers
(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.)
Write to Tim Merle at dataweekahead@wsj.com
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