Here are some of the numbers to consider ahead of the June non-farm payrolls report. Release time is Thursday at 8:30 am ET (1330 GMT):
- Median estimate 215K (215K private)
- May reading: 217K
- High est 290K (Soc Gen)
- Low est 160K (Westpac)
- Standard deviation: 21K
- NFP 6-month avg 192K
- Unemployment rate est. at 6.3% vs 6.3% prior
- Prior participation rate 62.8%
- ADP 281K vs 179K prior (205K exp)
- ISM June manufacturing employment 52.8 vs 52.8 prior
- ISM May non-manufacturing employment: 52.4 vs 51.3 prior
- Consumer Confidence jobs-hard-to-get: 31.8 vs 32.2 prior
- Initial jobless claims 4-wk moving avg: 314K vs 310.5K at the time of the May jobs report
- Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine showed demand for jobs up 155.9K
- April JOLTS job openings: 4455K vs 4166K prior
non farm payrolls vs estimate
