5 Things to watch in the April NFP report - WSJ

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) is out with an article on Friday, highlighting five key point to take note of in the April NFP report.

Meanwhile, economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal expect the report will show nonfarm payrolls increased a seasonally adjusted 188,000 last month after growing by just 98,000 in March. They forecast the unemployment rate to tick up to 4.6% from 4.5%.

5 Key Points:

1. Tracking the Trend
2. Watch which sectors of the economy are adding jobs.
3. Flirting with Full Employment
4. Average hourly earnings
5. The participation rate ... its been a bit of a puzzle

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