Unemployment Rate Expected to Tick Up -- Data Week Ahead
December 29 2023 - 2:31PM
Dow Jones News
The following are median forecasts for next week's U.S. data
from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal.
Note: Updated forecasts will be sent on Tuesday instead of
Monday due to the holiday.
DATE TIME RELEASE PERIOD CONSENSUS PREVIOUS
Tuesday 0830 Construction Spending Nov +0.6% (5) +0.6%
0945 S&P Global U.S. Mfg PMI Dec N/A 48.2*
Wednesday 1000 ISM Mfg PMI Dec 47.3 (7) 46.7
1000 Job Openings Nov 8.8M (4) 8.7M
& Labor Turnover
Thursday 0815 ADP Jobs Dec N/A +103K
0830 Jobless Claims Dec 30 N/A 218K
0945 S&P Global U.S. Svcs PMI Dec N/A 51.3*
Friday 0830 Nonfarm Payrolls Dec +170K (7) +199K
0830 Unemployment Rate Dec 3.8% (7) 3.7%
0830 Hourly Avg. Wages M/M** Dec +0.3% (7) +0.35%
0830 Hourly Avg. Wages Y/Y** Dec N/A +3.96%
1000 Factory Orders Nov +2.6% (7) -3.6%
1000 ISM Non-Mfg PMI Dec 52.5 (6) 52.7
*Dec Prelim Reading
**All private-sector workers
(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.)
Write to Tim Merle at dataweekahead@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
December 29, 2023 14:16 ET (19:16 GMT)
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