Heads-up: October jobs report lands Fri Nov 6, 8:30 AM ET — consensus payrolls ~+60-65k, unemployment flat at 4.2%
What happened
October Employment Situation released Friday Nov 6 at 8:30 AM ET (BLS schedule confirmed, on time, no delay). Consensus: nonfarm payrolls ~+60-65k (Investopedia ~59k; Seeking Alpha 62k; several desks 65k; wide range 35k-125k) vs September's +29k; unemployment expected steady at 4.2% (range 4.1-4.3%); average hourly earnings +0.3% m/m (from +0.1%) and ~2.8-3.0% y/y (September 3.0%); labor-force participation expected flat at 61.8%. September's July/August revisions alongside. How to read it: a hot print (payrolls well above ~65k, unemployment ticking down, wages +0.4% or more) strengthens the December-hike case; a soft print does little to kill it while unemployment holds at 4.2% — the bar for the Fed to stand pat is real deterioration, not just another sub-100k month.
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