Economic Events on February 3, 2012

The Monster Employment Index for January was released today, and the index moved down 7 points from last month to a value of 133, but is 9% higher than last January’s value.

At 8:30 AM EDT, the Employment Situation report for January will be announced, and the consensus for non-farm payrolls is an increase of 135,000 jobs compared to 200,000 in the previous month, the consensus for the unemployment rate is that it will remain at 8.5%, the consensus average hourly earnings rate is expected to increase 0.2%, and the consensus for the average workweek is 34.4 hours.

At 10:00 AM Eastern time, the Factory Orders report for December will be released.  The consensus is that there was an increase of 1.5% in orders from the previous month.

Also at 10:00 AM Eastern time, the ISM non-manufacturing index for January will be released.  The consensus estimate is that increased by 0.7 points to a value of 53.3, and will continue to signal economic growth as it remains above the mid-point of 50.

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Economic Events on January 6, 2012

The Monster Employment Index for December was released today, and the index moved down 8 points from last month to a value of 122, but is 7% higher than last December’s value.

At 8:30 AM EDT, the Employment Situation report for November will be announced, and the consensus for non-farm payrolls is an increase of 150,000 jobs compared to 120,000 in the previous month, the consensus for the unemployment rate is that it will increase 0.1% to 8.7%, the consensus average hourly earnings rate is expected to increase 0.2%, and the consensus for the average workweek is 34.3 hours.

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Economic Events on December 2, 2011

The Monster Employment Index for November was released today, and the index moved down 4 points from last month to a value of 147, but is 10% higher than last November’s value.

At 8:30 AM EDT, the Employment Situation report for November will be announced, and the consensus for non-farm payrolls is an increase of 131,000 jobs compared to 80,000 in the previous month, the consensus for the unemployment rate is that it will remain at 9.0%, the consensus average hourly earnings rate is expected to increase 0.2%, and the consensus for the average workweek is 34.3 hours.

Economic Events on November 4, 2011

The Monster Employment Index for October was released today, and the index moved up 3 points from last month to a value of 151, which is 11% higher than last October’s value.

At 8:30 AM EDT, the Employment Situation report for October will be announced, and the consensus for non-farm payrolls is an increase of 90,000 jobs compared to 103,000 in the previous month, the consensus for the unemployment rate is that it will remain at 9.1%, the consensus average hourly earnings rate is expected to increase 0.2%, and the consensus for the average workweek is 34.3 hours.

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Economic Events on October 7, 2011

The Monster Employment Index for September was released today, and the index moved up 1 point from last month to a value of 148, which is 7% higher than last September’s value.

At 8:30 AM EDT, the Employment Situation report for September will be announced, and the consensus for non-farm payrolls is an increase of 65,000 jobs compared to no change in the previous month, the consensus for the unemployment rate is that it will increase 0.1% to 9.2%, the consensus average hourly earnings rate is expected to increase 0.2%, and the consensus for the average workweek is 34.2 hours.

At 10:00 AM EDT, the Wholesale Trade report will be released for August, showing inventory levels for wholesalers in the United States.  The consensus is that wholesale inventories increased 0.6% in August.

At 3:00 PM EDT, the Consumer Credit report for August will be released.  The consensus estimate is that there will be an increase of $8.0 billion in the consumer credit available in August, after an increase of $12 billion in the previous month.

Economic Events on September 2, 2011

The Monster Employment Index for August was released today, and the index moved up 3 points from last month to a value of 147, which is 8.1% higher than last August’s value.

At 8:30 AM EDT, the Employment Situation report for August will be announced, and the consensus for non-farm payrolls is an increase of 60,000 jobs compared to a gain of 117,000 in the previous month, the consensus for private payrolls is an increase of 75,000 jobs compared to a gain of 154,000 in the previous month, the consensus for the unemployment rate is that it will remain at 9.1%, the consensus average hourly earnings rate is expected to increase 0.2%, and the consensus for the average workweek is 34.3 hours.

Economic Events on August 5, 2011

The Monster Employment Index for July was released today, and the index moved down 2 points from last month to a value of 144, which is 4.3% higher than last July’s value.

At 8:30 AM EDT, the Employment Situation report for July will be announced, and the consensus for non-farm payrolls is an increase of 75,000 jobs compared to a gain of 18,000 in the previous month, the consensus for private payrolls is an increase of 108,000 jobs compared to a gain of 57,000 in the previous month, the consensus for the unemployment rate is that it will remain at 9.2%, the consensus average hourly earnings rate is expected to increase 0.2%, and the consensus for the average workweek is 34.3 hours.

At 3:00 PM EDT, the Consumer Credit report for June will be released.  The consensus estimate is that there will be an increase of $4.0 billion in the consumer credit available from May to June, after an increase of $6.4 billion last month.

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Economic Events on July 8, 2011

The Monster Employment Index for June was released today, and the index moved up 3 points to a value of 146, which is 3.5% higher than last June’s value.

At 8:30 AM EDT, the Employment Situation report for June will be announced, and the consensus for non-farm payrolls is an increase of 105,000 jobs compared to a gain of 54,000 in the previous month, the consensus for private payrolls is an increase of 125,000 jobs compared to a gain of 83,000 in the previous month, the consensus for the unemployment rate is that it will decrease  0.1 % to 9.0%, the consensus average hourly earnings rate is expected to increase 0.2%, and the consensus for the average workweek is 34.4 hours.

At 10:00 AM EDT, the Wholesale Trade report will be released for May, showing inventory levels for wholesalers in the United States.

At 3:00 PM EDT, the Consumer Credit report for May will be released.  The consensus estimate is that there will be an increase of $4.0 billion in the consumer credit available from April to May, after an increase of $6.4 billion last month.

Economic Events on June 3, 2011

The Monster Employment Index for May was released today, and the index moved down 2 points to a value of 143, which is 7% higher than last May’s value.

At 8:30 AM EDT, the Employment Situation report for May will be announced, and the consensus for non-farm payrolls is an increase of 170,000 jobs compared to a gain of 244,000 in the previous month, the consensus for private payrolls is an increase of 180,000 jobs compared to a gain of 268,000 in the previous month, the consensus for the unemployment rate is that it will decrease  0.1 % to 8.9%, the consensus average hourly earnings rate is expected to increase 0.2%, and the consensus for the average workweek is 34.3 hours.

At 10:00 AM EDT, the ISM non-manufacturing index for May will be released.  The consensus estimate is that increased by 1.2 points to a value of 54.0, and will continue to signal economic growth as it remains above the mid-point of 50.

Economic Events on May 6, 2011

At 8:30 AM EDT, the Employment Situation report for April will be announced, and the consensus for non-farm payrolls is an increase of 165 ,000 jobs compared to a gain of 216,000 in the previous month, the consensus for the unemployment rate is that it will remain at 8.8%, the consensus average hourly earnings rate is expected to increase 0.2%, and the consensus for the average workweek is 34.3 hours.

At 3:00 PM EDT, the Consumer Credit report for March will be released.  The consensus estimate is that there will be an increase of $5.0 billion in the consumer credit available from February to March, after an increase of $7.6 billion last month.