Bank of America Merrill Lynch nonfarm payroll expectations for September

  • 140K for jobs growth ... under what the market is currently consensus forecasting
  • Unemployment rate 4.9%
  • Average hourly earnings up 2.6%y/y

The data is due Friday October 7 at 1230GMT

  • Current (Bloomberg) survey consensus median expectation is at 175K (this will likely change as we approach the date and more come in)
  • Prior 151K