In the interests of being prepared for the US nonfarm payroll report, due at 1230GMT Friday 5 April 2019

Earlier:

Via Nomura provide preamble comments on the poor +20K in Feb

  • likely a "payback from unusually strong increases in previous months"
  • "and idiosyncratic effects such as weather'"

Forecasts:

  • 170k
  • Unemployment 3.8%
  • Average hourly earnings +0.2% m/m, (0.17%), 3.2% y/y