Nonfarm Payrolls Seen Up 85K in July — Data Week Ahead
The following are median forecasts for next week's U.S. data from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal.
DATE TIME RELEASE PERIOD CONSENSUS PREVIOUS
Monday 0945 S&P Global U.S. Mfg PMI Jul NA 53.8*
1000 ISM Mfg PMI Jul 54.0 (10) 53.3
1000 Construction Spending Jun +0.3% (7) +0.1%
Tuesday 0830 U.S. Trade Deficit Jun $73.0B (9) $77.58B
1000 Factory Orders Jun +0.3% (5) -1.3%
1000 Job Openings Jun 7.5M (4) 7.6M
& Labor Turnover
Wednesday 0815 ADP Jobs Jul +75K (3) +98K
0945 S&P Global Svcs PMI Jul NA 53.6*
1000 ISM Non-Mfg PMI Jul 54.4 (8) 54.0
Thursday 0830 Jobless Claims Aug 1 200K (6) 197K
0830 Productivity (Prelim) 2Q +0.7% (7) +0.3%**
0830 Unit Labor Costs (Prelim) 2Q +2.0% (6) +1.8%**
1000 Wholesale Inventories Jun NA +0.1%
Friday 0830 Nonfarm Payrolls Jul +85K (10) +57K
0830 Unemployment Rate Jul 4.3% (10) 4.2%
0830 Avg. Hourly Wages M/M*** Jul +0.3% (9) +0.35%
0830 Avg. Hourly Wages Y/Y*** Jul NA +3.52%
1500 Consumer Credit Jun +$12.0B (3) -$0.2B
*July Flash Reading
**1Q Revised Reading
***all private-sector workers
(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.)
Write to Donna Huneke at dataweekahead@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
July 31, 2026 14:14 ET (18:14 GMT)
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