US NFP: Special focus on number of workers on furlough or temporary layoff – Goldman Sachs
|Analysts at Goldman Sachs offer a sneak peek at what to expect from Friday’s US Non-Farm Payrolls data due on the cards at 1230 GMT.
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“Headline is estimated at 7.25m.
Downward revisions to April payrolls are likely.
The unemployment rate to jump to 21.5%.
In interpreting tomorrow's report, we will again pay special attention to the number and share of workers on furlough or temporary layoff.”
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