Weekly Macro Updates
Unemployment Rate (Feb) 3.6% est., 3.5% actual, 3.6% prior
Change in Nonfarm Payrolls (Feb) 175k est., 273k actual, 273k prior: R+
Change in Private Payrolls (Feb) 160k est., 228k actual, 222k prior: R+
Change in Manufact. Payrolls (Feb) (-3k est., 15k actual, -20k prior: R+)
Initial Jobless Claims (Feb 29) 215k est., 216k actual, 219k prior
Continuing Claims (Feb 22) 1738k est., 1729k actual, 1722k prior: R-
Average Hourly Earnings YoY (Feb) 3.0% est., 3.0% actual, 3.1% prior
Labor Force Participation Rate (Feb) 63.4% est., 63.4% actual, 63.4% prior
Markit US Services PMI (Feb F) 49.4 est., 49.4 actual, 49.4 prior
Markit US Composite PMI (Feb F) 49.6 actual, 49.6 prior
ISM Manufacturing (Feb F) 50.5 est., 50.1 actual, 50.9 prior
ISM New Orders (Feb F) 51.8 est., 49.8 actual, 52.0 prior