US Employment Report Preview: Federal layoffs to weigh on job growth
We forecast a 50,000 rise in non-farm payrolls in September, as the continued slimming of the federal workforce limits any rebound in private payrolls growth. We also expect the unemployment rate to have been unchanged at 4.3% and average hourly earnings growth to have ticked down to 3.6% y/y.
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