{"id":12620,"date":"2023-08-17T21:44:27","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T21:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isafespend.com\/investing\/what-to-look-for-in-the-august-2023-jobs-report\/"},"modified":"2023-08-17T21:44:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T21:44:27","slug":"what-to-look-for-in-the-august-2023-jobs-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isafespend.com\/?p=12620","title":{"rendered":"What To Look For In The August 2023 Jobs Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The U.S. jobs report for August will be reported on September 1 at 8:30 a.m. ET. Unemployment is expected to remain within the historically low range of 3.4% to 3.7% that has been maintained since March 2022.<\/p>\n<p>This is, in part, as the economy continues to grow in Q3 according to nowcasts from Atlanta Federal Reserve, and less optimistic but still positive assessments from economists. However, economists will be watching for sector-level trends that might signal where the U.S. jobs market is heading.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">Sector Trends<\/h2>\n<p>As the Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported, job openings and hiring are down for June 2023 as compared to the rest of the year. This is true for almost all industries, though government job openings have risen. Hiring also is up slightly within the federal government and for education and health services.<\/p>\n<p>This may suggest the economy has returned to a more normal footing after the pandemic, with many industries no longer desperate for workers to keep up with returning demand. Inflation also cooling further supports this view, if the trend continues.<\/p>\n<p><fbs-ad position=\"inread\" progressive=\"\" ad-id=\"article-0-inread\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"><\/fbs-ad><\/p>\n<p>Certain industries that fueled more robust job growth earlier in 2023 appear to have slowed. For example, in July 2023, both leisure and hospitality, and professional and business services saw far weaker job growth than earlier in the year. However, other sectors such as health care and construction continued to add workers at a pace consistent with much of 2023. So, there is less activity in certain parts of the economy, but there is not yet sufficient cooling to be a real concern as most sectors continue to add positions and aggregate job growth is healthy.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">Revisions<\/h2>\n<p>In the July 2023 jobs report, revisions to prior data were a slight concern. Estimates of job growth for May and June were both reduced materially, albeit still implying clear increases.<\/p>\n<p>However, as job growth has slowed slightly over recent months, further negative revisions would be more of a worry. The Federal Reserve\u2019s July assessment from July that job growth has been \u201crobust\u201d may still prove defensible, but leaders may have to watch the jobs market a little more closely if the upcoming report is soft and contains further negative revisions to prior months.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">Unemployment Claims<\/h2>\n<p>Unemployment claims have moved up generally during 2023, though this is a noisy series. Like the unemployment rate, unemployment claims remain low by historical standards. We have some way to go before claims become a concern, but they are less encouraging than earlier in the year and may lend some support to unemployment tracking a little higher as 2023 draws to a close.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">The Fed\u2019s Reaction<\/h2>\n<p>Over recent months, the Fed has been able to focus almost exclusively on fighting inflation since the jobs market has remained historically strong, giving leaders little to worry about for its jobs mandate.<\/p>\n<p>However, that balance might be shifting. Inflation is now a little more restrained and the unemployment situation, though clearly not weak, is perhaps a little less rosy than it was earlier in the year.<\/p>\n<p>The upcoming jobs data will help refine the Fed\u2019s assessment before it sets interest rates on September 20. If unemployment is less robust, then the Fed may be a little less inclined to raise rates again in 2023, as is possible in November on some assessments. However, for now, inflation rather than jobs remains the Fed\u2019s overriding concern and there is increasing evidence the U.S. economy may have dodged a much-anticipated 2023 recession.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/simonmoore\/2023\/08\/16\/what-to-look-for-in-the-august-2023-jobs-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. jobs report for August will be reported on September 1 at 8:30 a.m. ET. Unemployment is expected to remain within the historically low range of 3.4% to 3.7% that has been maintained since March 2022. 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