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The US labour market chugs along

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Latest nonfarm payroll report shows the ongoing resilience of the US economy, although some cyclical sectors are being affected by global headwinds.US employment rose by 196,00 in March, bringing the three-month average to a healthy 180,000/month— less than the 2018 average of 223,000, but more than in 2017.The unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.8%, below the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) ‘full employment’ estimate of 4.4%.Wage growth softened to 3.2% year-on-year (y-o-y) from 3.4% in February.From a Fed perspective, this report shows the ongoing resilience of the US economy with no sign of labour market ‘overheating’. In other words, it contains nothing to shift the Fed from its current ‘on hold’ mode.From a business cycle perspective, while there is some slowing in cycle-sensitive sectors

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Latest nonfarm payroll report shows the ongoing resilience of the US economy, although some cyclical sectors are being affected by global headwinds.

US employment rose by 196,00 in March, bringing the three-month average to a healthy 180,000/month— less than the 2018 average of 223,000, but more than in 2017.

The unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.8%, below the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) ‘full employment’ estimate of 4.4%.

Wage growth softened to 3.2% year-on-year (y-o-y) from 3.4% in February.

From a Fed perspective, this report shows the ongoing resilience of the US economy with no sign of labour market ‘overheating’. In other words, it contains nothing to shift the Fed from its current ‘on hold’ mode.

From a business cycle perspective, while there is some slowing in cycle-sensitive sectors like manufacturing (somewhat masked by strength in more domestic-driven industries like healthcare), underlying data show that the risk of recession this year remains modest.

The US labour market chugs along

Thomas Costerg
Thomas covers the US and Canadian economies from New York. He was previously based in London, covering the UK and the euro area. Thomas started his career with Lehman Brothers in London in 2007 and also worked at a Paris-based private bank and asset manager. Do not hesitate to contact Pictet for an investment proposal. Please contact Zurich Office, the Geneva Office or one of 26 other offices world-wide.

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