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PM Datanote: U.S. Employment, February

Enough softness to reduce the odds of 50bp this month.

Kieran Clancy (U.S. Economist)U.S.

PM Datanote: U.S. ADP Employment, January

Soft, but not necessarily a good guide to the official jobs numbers

Kieran Clancy (U.S. Economist)U.S.

PM Datanote: U.S. Employment, December

Payrolls can't keep up this pace; wage growth is slowing

Kieran Clancy (U.S. Economist)U.S.

PM Datanote: U.S. ADP Employment/Jobless Claims

ADP and Homebase signal upside payroll risk tomorrow

Kieran Clancy (U.S. Economist)U.S.

2 Dec 2022 US Monitor Whatever Happened to October Payrolls, Slower Gains are Coming

The Homebase small business employment data point to a 250K increase in October payrolls...

...But whatever happened in October, job growth will slow markedly over the next few months.

A fourth straight modest hourly earnings number would strongly suggest the trend is slowing.

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist and Founder)U.S.

30 Nov 2022 US Monitor ADP is not Reliable; We're Sticking to our 250K Payroll Forecast

 ADP’s employment measure is unreliable; we will be sticking to our 250K payroll forecast.

Job openings are trending downwards but not collapsing; wage growth is slowing more quickly.

The October trade deficit likely fell slightly, but the big correction in imports is over.

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist and Founder)U.S.

14 Nov 2022 US Monitor Better CPI News Looks Sustainable; a 25bp Hike is Possible in December

  • Much of the sharp slowing in the October core CPI looks sustainable, including rents.
  • The Fed is still most likely to hike by 50bp in December, but 25bp is possible…
  • …All eyes on the November employment and CPI reports, both due before the December FOMC. 

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist and Founder)U.S.

8 Nov 2022 US Monitor Debt Ceiling, Government Spending Path are Contingent on Elections

  • Control of the Senate might not be decided until December; it’s unlikely to be known tonight.
  • The drop in household employment in October was noise, not a sign of plunging payrolls ahead.
  • Small business sentiment under renewed pressure from falling stock prices and higher rates.

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist and Founder)U.S.

PM Datanote: U.S. Employment, October

The labor market is softening; the data will tell the Fed not to hike in 2023.

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist and Founder)U.S.

PM Datanote: U.S. Employment, September

Markets don’t like 3.5% unemployment, but is wage growth slowing?

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist and Founder)U.S.

7 Oct 2022 US Monitor Payroll Growth Likely Slowed a Bit in September, but Upside AHE Risk

  • The Homebase employment data suggest Septem- ber payrolls rose by about 300K.
  • The unwinding of August’s calendar quirk signals upside risk for average hourly earnings.
  • Job growth is strong enough to push unemployment down, but it is being offset by rising participation.

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist and Founder)U.S.

6 Oct 2022 US Monitor No Relief for Housing as Higher Rates Trigger a Further Drop in Demand

  • The renewed surge in mortgage rates is driving demand down further; home sales will follow.
  • After 10 straight weeks of undershooting consensus, initial jobless claims clearly are falling.
  • ISM services employment points to stronger payrolls, ADP says the opposite; neither is reliable.

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist and Founder)U.S.

22 Sept 2022 US Monitor No Let-up in the Fed's Hawkishness, but Opinions are Split

  • Aggressive rate hikes will continue until inflation improves; 75bp in November, but 25bp in December?
  • Fed opinion is split, even in the near-term, and the inflation data over the next few months will be better.
  • The Homebase data suggest a preliminary 325K forecast for September payrolls.

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist and Founder)U.S.

6 Sept 2022 US Monitor Labor Market Uncertainties Abound, but the Big Picture is Still Strong

  • Job growth likely is slowing, but it is still too strong for the Fed, and wage gains are too fast too...
  • Participation appears still to be rising, but it’s not yet high enough to cap wage growth.
  • The services PMI points to downside risk for ISM services; housing is hurting both surveys.

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist and Founder)U.S.

PM Datanote: U.S. Employment, August

Job gains moderating, participation rising; the chance of 50bp this month just increased

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist and Founder)U.S.

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