Unemployment Rate Expected to Hold -- Data Week Ahead
March 31 2023 - 02:32PM
Dow Jones News
The following are median forecasts for next week's U.S. data
from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal.
DATE TIME RELEASE PERIOD CONSENSUS PREVIOUS
(ET)
Monday 0945 S&P Global U.S. Mfg PMI Mar 49.3 (3) 49.3*
1000 ISM Mfg PMI Mar 47.3 (11) 47.7
1000 Construction Spending Feb +0.0% (7) -0.1%
Tuesday 1000 Job Openings Feb +10.5M (4) 10.8M
& Labor Turnover
1000 Factory Orders Feb -0.5% (8) -1.6%
Wednesday 0815 ADP Jobs Mar +210K (4) +242K
0830 U.S. Trade Deficit Feb $69.1B (8) $68.29B
0945 S&P Global U.S. Svcs PMI Mar 53.8 (3) 53.8*
1000 ISM Non-Mfg PMI Mar 54.4 (11) 55.1
Thursday 0830 Jobless Claims Apr 1 200K (3) 198K
Friday 0830 Nonfarm Payrolls Mar +235K (11) +311K
0830 Unemployment Rate Mar 3.6% (11) 3.6%
0830 Avg. Hourly Wages M/M** Mar +0.3% (10) +0.24%
0830 Avg. Hourly Wages Y/Y** Mar +4.3% (3) +4.62%
1500 Consumer Credit Feb N/A +$14.8B
*March Flash 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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March 31, 2023 14:17 ET (18:17 GMT)
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