'The Super Bowl Of Jobs Reports' Arrives Wednesday: Here's Why It Matters
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The U.S. labor market faces one of its most influential data releases of the year on Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. ET, when the January jobs report lands with unusually high stakes for markets and Federal Reserve policy.
The January employment report is not just the first reading of the year—it includes annual benchmark revisions tied to the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), updates to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' birth-death model, and new seasonal adjustment factors.
Together, these updates could materially alter the historical payroll path, just as markets debate whether the labor market is cooling smoothly or losing momentum more abruptly.
Bank of America economist Shruti Mishra called it "the Super Bowl of jobs reports," and for good reason. It's not just the first monthly
The January employment report is not just the first reading of the year—it includes annual benchmark revisions tied to the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), updates to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' birth-death model, and new seasonal adjustment factors.
Together, these updates could materially alter the historical payroll path, just as markets debate whether the labor market is cooling smoothly or losing momentum more abruptly.
Bank of America economist Shruti Mishra called it "the Super Bowl of jobs reports," and for good reason. It's not just the first monthly
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