Friday: Employment Report
Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios. Friday: • At 8:30 AM: Employment Report for December. The consensus is for 170,000 jobs added, and for the unemployment rate to be unchanged at 4.1%. NOTE: For the household survey, new population controls will be used - and this will boost overall household employment. For the establishment survey, the annual benchmark revision will be included, lowering past job growth. 10:00 AM: University of Michigan's Consumer sentiment index (Preliminary for January).
Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios.Friday:
• At 8:30 AM: Employment Report for December. The consensus is for 170,000 jobs added, and for the unemployment rate to be unchanged at 4.1%.
NOTE: For the household survey, new population controls will be used - and this will boost overall household employment. For the establishment survey, the annual benchmark revision will be included, lowering past job growth.
10:00 AM: University of Michigan's Consumer sentiment index (Preliminary for January).
