FXStreet (Mumbai) – The global markets research team at Nomura expects the Friday’s BLS non-farm payrolls report to show the US economy added net 230K jobs in July; largely maintaining the pace of job additions seen in June.
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“Claims data declined to 40-year lows in the latter part of July after being slightly elevated early in the month. However, it is possible that imprecise seasonal factors due to auto and textile factory shutdowns in July increased the volatility in the weekly jobless claims data.”
“ADP reported that US private payrolls increased by only 185k in July. The relationship between the ADP and BLS nonfarm payrolls numbers has been somewhat mixed this year. The ISM’s employment subindex increased to its highest level in more than 10 years. This places some upside risk to BLS service employment in July.”
“Incoming data point to a continued slow pace of hiring in the industrial sector as businesses continue to adjust to the decline in investment in the oil and gas sector and the stronger dollar. Manufacturing surveys—regional and national—were weak in July. The employment indicators within these reports were also broadly negative.”
“Consumers held a less positive view on labor markets in July. The Conference Board reported that the share of consumers viewing jobs as “plentiful” declined, while the share viewing jobs as “hard to get” increased.”
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