Due from the US on Friday morning, NFP
Earlier previews here;
- February 2019 non-farm payrolls preview: By the numbers
- Goldman Sachs February 2019 non-farm payroll preview
This now via Barclays:
- expect headline +200k
citing … a 180k increase in the private payroll component.
- forecast unemployment rate 3.9%
citing … government shutdown caused a small rise in the unemployment rate in January and we expect it to be reversed with this report
- forecast average hourly earnings 0.3% m/m, 3.3% y/y
- expect average weekly hours at 34.5
