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
Thursday 0830 Jobless Claims Oct 31 197K (19) 194K
0830 Productivity (Prelim) 3Q +2.9% (18) +1.4%*
0830 Unit Labor Costs (Prelim) 3Q -0.1% (17) +1.2%*
Friday 0830 Nonfarm Payrolls Oct +59K (23) +29K
0830 Unemployment Rate Oct 4.2% (23) 4.2%
0830 Avg. Hourly Wages M/M** Oct +0.3% (21) +0.13%
0830 Avg. Hourly Wages Y/Y** Oct +2.9% (11) +3.02%
1000 Consumer Sentiment Nov 47.5 (15) 48.0***
(Prelim)
1500 Consumer Credit Sep +$11.5B (9) +$8.3B
*2Q Revised Reading
**All private-sector workers
***End-Oct Reading
(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.)
Write to Donna Huneke at dataweekahead@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
November 04, 2026 10:14 ET (15:14 GMT)
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