Unemployment Rate Seen Ticking Down to 8.2% -- Data Week Ahead
October 01 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)
Friday 0830 Nonfarm Payrolls Sep +800K (20) +1371K
0830 Unemployment Rate Sep 8.2% (20) 8.4%
0830 Avg. Hourly Wages M/M* Sep +0.2% (17) +0.37%
0830 Avg. Hourly Wages Y/Y* Sep +4.8% (8) +4.65%
1000 Consumer Sentiment Sep 79.0 (16) 78.9**
(Final)
1000 Factory Orders Aug +0.8% (16) +6.4%
*All private-sector workers
**Sep Prelim Reading
(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.)
Write to Donna Huneke at dataweekahead@wsj.com
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