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 5, 2011

The Monster Employment Index for April was released today, and the index moved up 9 points to a value of 145, which is 9% higher than last April’s value.

The monthly Chain Store Sales report will be released today.  This report on sales in chain stores gives a look at the health of stores that make up about 10% of all retail sales.

At 8:30 AM EDT, the U.S. government will release its weekly Jobless Claims report.  The consensus is that there were 410,000 new jobless claims last week, which would would be 19,000 less than the unexpectedly high number released last week.

Also at 8:30 AM EST, the Productivity and Costs report for the first quarter of 2011 will be released.  The consensus is that non-farm productivity increased by 1.3% in the last quarter and labor unit costs increased 0.8%.

At 9:30 AM EDT, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will give a speech to the Chicago Fed’s Annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition.

At 9:45 AM EDT, the weekly Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index will be released, providing an update on Americans’ views of the U.S. economy, their personal finances and the buying climate.

At 10:30 AM EDT, the weekly Energy Information Administration Natural Gas Report will be released, giving an update on natural gas inventories in the United States.

At 4:30 PM EDT, the Federal Reserve will release its Money Supply report, showing the amount of liquidity available in the U.S. economy.

Also at 4:30 PM EDT, the Federal Reserve will release its Balance Sheet report, showing the amount of liquidity the Fed has injected into the economy by adding or removing reserves.