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 
Wednesday 0815  ADP Jobs                       Dec       +48K    (6)  -32K 
          1000  ISM Non-Mfg PMI                Dec        52.2   (11)  52.6 
          1000  Job Openings &                 Nov        7.6M   (7)   7.7M 
                  Labor Turnover 
          1000  Factory Orders*                Oct       -1.2%   (10) +0.2% 
Thursday  0830  Jobless Claims                 Jan 3      210K   (12)  199K 
          0830  U.S. Trade Deficit**           Oct       $58.4B  (10) $52.8B 
          1000  Wholesale Inventories***       Oct       +0.2%   (7)  +0.5% 
          0830  Productivity (Prelim)****      3Q        +4.9%   (13) +3.3% 
          0830  Unit Labor Costs (Prelim)****  3Q        -0.4%   (13)  +1.0% 
          1500  Consumer Credit                Nov      +$9.2B   (8) +$9.2B 
Friday    0830  Nonfarm Payrolls               Dec       +73K    (14) +64K 
          0830  Unemployment Rate              Dec        4.5%   (14)  4.6% 
          0830  Avg. Hourly Wages M/M*****     Dec       +0.3%   (13) +0.14% 
          0830  Avg. Hourly Wages Y/Y*****     Dec       +3.6%   (7)  +3.5% 
          0830  Housing Starts******           Sep        1.34M  (9)   1.307M 
                  -- percent change******      Sep       +2.5%        -8.5% 
          0830  Building Permits******         Sep        1.34M  (8)   1.312M 
                  -- percent change******      Sep       +2.1%        -3.7% 
          0830  Housing Starts******           Oct        1.33M  (9)   NA 
                  -- percent change******      Oct        NA           NA 
          0830  Building Permits******         Oct        1.34M  (8)   NA 
                  -- percent change******      Oct        NA           NA 
          1000  Consumer Sentiment             Jan        53.4   (11)  52.9******* 
                  (Prelim) 
 
*Previously scheduled for Dec. 5 
**Previously scheduled for Dec. 4 
***Previously scheduled for Dec. 10 
****Previously scheduled for Nov. 6 
*****all private-sector workers 
******Combined Sep/Oct report previously scheduled for Oct. 17 and Nov. 19 
*******Dec. Final Reading 
 
 
(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.) 
 
Write to Donna Huneke at dataweekahead@wsj.com 

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January 06, 2026 10:14 ET (15:14 GMT)