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U.S. Outlook: Moderate job growth continues in January
Here we are at day 35 of the federal government shutdown and economic releases are getting scarce. But next week 
should be an interesting one. We get January employment data from both ADP and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
We are expecting some deceleration in job growth from December’s blistering 312K pace, but our forecasts remain somewhat above the consensus expectations.
For more on this, see highlights of my report below, followed by a link to the full U.S. Outlook, delivered on Jan. 25.
Key observations:- The drop in initial jobless claims in January to a new 49- year low is both unexpected during a month’s long federal government shutdown and a testament to the residual strength of the U.S. expansion.
- We are forecasting a nonfarm payroll gain of 175K jobs in January, with the unemployment rate dropping to 3.8% and healthy monthly average hourly earnings growth of 0.3%.
- Job growth could remain strong enough in the first half of 2019 to justify another rate hike by June.
U.S. Outlook: More signs of resilience
Initial jobless claims have already returned to pre-hurricane levels in October, implying a strong rebound in payroll growth.
Read More ›U.S. Outlook: Growth without inflation
Next week’s economic indicators should highlight the strength and resilience of the U.S. economic expansion.
Read More ›U.S. Outlook: More signs of labor market strength & inflation
We haven’t seen these low levels for jobless claims since the early 1970s, when the labor market was about half the size it is today.
Read More ›U.S. Outlook: An early Thanksgiving this year
Upside U.S. economic surprises were a common theme this week, helping to support the post-election equity rally and prolonging the Treasury bond market sell-off.
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