Employment Report on Tap — Data Week Ahead

The following are median forecasts for this week's remaining U.S. data from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal.

Forecasts were last updated Monday afternoon.

 
DATE      TIME  RELEASE                       PERIOD     CONSENSUS    PREVIOUS 
Friday    0830  Nonfarm Payrolls               Oct       +59K    (23) +29K 
          0830  Unemployment Rate              Oct        4.2%   (23)  4.2% 
          0830  Avg. Hourly Wages M/M*         Oct       +0.3%   (21) +0.13% 
          0830  Avg. Hourly Wages Y/Y*         Oct       +2.9%   (11) +3.02% 
          1000  Consumer Sentiment             Nov        47.5   (15)  48.0** 
                  (Prelim) 
          1500  Consumer Credit                Sep      +$11.5B  (9) +$8.3B 
 
*All private-sector workers 
**End-Oct Reading 
 
(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.) 
 
Write to Donna Huneke at dataweekahead@wsj.com