May Unemployment Rate Seen at 19.5% -- Data Week Ahead
June 02 2020 - 10:29AM
Dow Jones News
The following are forecasts for this week's remaining U.S. data
from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal.
Forecasts were last updated Monday afternoon.
DATE TIME RELEASE PERIOD CONSENSUS PREVIOUS
(ET)
Wednesday 0815 ADP Jobs May -8750K (10) -20236K
0945 Markit Services PMI May 37.5 (4) 36.9*
1000 ISM Non-Mfg Svy May 44.0 (20) 41.8
1000 Factory Orders Apr -12.5% (17) -10.3%
Thursday 0830 Jobless Claims May 30 1800K (18) 2123K
0830 U.S. Trade Deficit Apr $50.0B (19) $44.4B
0830 Productivity (Revised) 1Q -2.7% (15) -2.5%**
0830 Unit Labor Costs (Revised) 1Q +5.0% (15) +4.8%**
Friday 0830 Nonfarm Payrolls May -8330K (21) -20500K
0830 Unemployment Rate May 19.5% (21) 14.7%
0830 Avg. Hourly Wages M/M*** May +1.3% (18) +4.7%
0830 Avg. Hourly Wages Y/Y*** May +8.7% (10) +7.9%
1500 Consumer Credit Apr -$20.0B (8) -$12.1B
*May Flash Reading
**1Q Prelim Reading
***All private-sector workers
(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.)
Write to Donna Huneke at dataweekahead@wsj.com
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