The September employment report is likely to be affected heavily by the disruption caused by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Our best guess is that payrolls rose by around 100,000, about half of the gain we would have expected in the absence of the Hurricanes. With such uncertainty surrounding the impact, though, we doubt the Fed or markets will place much emphasis on this employment report.
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