- US NFP: Job growth to soften to 200K in Friday’s report – JP Morgan
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4 August 2022
US NFP: Job growth to soften to 200K in Friday’s report – JP Morgan
Economists at JP Morgan predict the US Nonfarm Payrolls to come in weaker at 200K in July’s labor market report, due to be published at 1230 GMT on Friday.
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The labor market “appears to be softening on the margin."
“We expect US job growth to soften to 200K in Friday’s report and maintain our marker that a sustained rise in initial claims to 275K or higher would signal a US recession is underway.”
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