Goldman: January Employment Preview

A few excerpts from a note by Goldman Sachs economist Spencer Hill: January Payrolls Preview We forecast that nonfarm payrolls rose 200k in January, following an increase of 156k in December, with reacceleration reflecting a combination of lower-than-usual year-end layoffs, favorable weather effects, and further improvement in labor market indicators. We believe the U3 unemployment rate is likely to fall one-tenth to 4.6% – which would mark a return to the cycle low – in part driven by reduced year-end retail layoffs. We expect average hourly earnings to rise 0.3% month over month and 2.8%......(read more)

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