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High Frequency Labor Market Indicators (9/03)

Reminder: on Friday at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET, Kathryn Anne Edwards and I will be live-chatting about the August jobs data.

TL;DR: The last round of alternate data prior to the August jobs report looked mediocre, portending a “blah” jobs repor...

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BLS Jobs Report Preview (August)

Reminder: on Friday at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET, Kathryn Anne Edwards and I will be live-chatting about the August jobs data.

TL;DR: The August jobs report is likely to be mediocre, with low (but positive) employment growth and a small increase...

4 days ago
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JOLTS Recap (July)

Reminder: on Friday at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET, and I will be live-chatting about the August jobs data.

TL;DR: The July JOLTS data was mediocre (as expected), with declines in both hiring and layoffs.

This post covers:

  1. The Big Picture...
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JOLTS Preview (July)

TL;DR: With the improvement in labor markets slowing and possibly stalling, further upside to hiring will be limited in July.

More below chart.

During the 1st half of 2026, we saw a modest recovery in US labor markets. Employment growth p...

6 days ago
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Recap: Preliminary Benchmark Estimate

TL;DR: The preliminary estimate of next year’s benchmark revision to nonfarm payroll employment was modestly negative, a little worse than I expected but much smaller than the big revisions of the prior two years.

More below.

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  • Guy Berger

    Senior Advisor on Labor Markets at Access/Macro; Workforce Economist in Residence at Guild; Senior Fellow at the Burning Glass Institute. I tweet a lot about labor markets, macro, and (sorry) music! Posts & notes represent my own views.

  • Kathryn Anne Edwards

    Labor economist, policy consultant, opinion writer at Bloomberg, and economics creator.

  • Tim Mahedy

    Former Chief of Staff at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and IMF economist. CEO & Chief Economist @Access/Macro, transforming the way banks and businesses use macroeconomic forecasting and analysis.

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