Список проголосовавших за комментарий " Employment Situation Report Preview — December 2016<p>The employment picture is one of the most important guides for the Federal Reserve in setting its monetary policy. That understanding is just one reason why the Employment Situation Report for December will be the market's focal point on Friday.</p><ul><li><strong>Why it's also important</strong><ul><li>The Employment Situation Report provides a comprehensive look at the state of the U.S. labor market</li><li>A really strong report could raise concern that the Fed is going to have to be more aggressive in tightening policy in 2017 than previously expected; conversely, a weak report will challenge some of the market's bullish assumptions about 2017 growth prospects</li><li>The employment report helps drive economists' forecasts for GDP primarily by way of the aggregate earnings data that feeds into consumer spending expectations</li><li>The employment report carries a political charge as (un)employment and earnings trends help shape the policy narrative, as well as critiques of the Federal Reserve's approach to managing monetary policy</li><li>The policymaking implications, and implications for U.S. economic growth, contained in this report give it market-moving cachet both here and abroad<ul><li>The Briefing.com consensus estimate for average hourly earnings growth calls for a 0.3% increase in December. That would leave average hourly earnings up 2.8% year-over-year, consistent with what was seen in October 2016, which was the strongest pace of growth since June 2009.<br/> <br/> </li></ul></li></ul></li><li><strong>A closer look</strong><ul><li><strong>Nonfarm payrolls</strong>: Briefing.com consensus 175,000 (prior 178,000)</li><li><strong>Nonfarm private payrolls</strong>: Briefing.com consensus 170,000 (prior 156,000)</li><li><strong>Unemployment rate</strong>: Briefing.com consensus 4.7% (prior 4.6%)</li><li><strong>Avg. Hourly Earnings</strong>: Briefing.com consensus 0.3% (prior -0.1%)</li><li><strong>Avg. Workweek</strong>: Briefing.com consensus 34.4 (prior 34.4)</li></ul></li></ul><p>The report will be released at 08:30 a.m. ET.</p>"