April Nonfarm payroll day is today, Friday 3 May 2019, data due at 1230GMT.

Earlier previews:

AND, there will be more to come.

GS are forecasting the headline nonfarm payroll to increase by 195k

GS reason that the pace of job growth remains solid, citing :

  • lower jobless claims
  • resilient employment surveys

For the other numbers in the report GS forecast:

  • unchanged unemployment rate at 3.8%
  • average hourly earnings +0.2% (m/m sa) and 3.2% y/y