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Jobless claims are still pointing to US expansion

Service sector job growth peaked almost two years ago

Since job gains peak mid-cycle, don’t expect the jobs report to throw the Fed off course

Chart of the day: Real average hourly earnings

The US has not reached full employment yet

The biggest jobs report takeaway is the growth in non-farm payrolls

Weak jobs report puts a dampener on the Fed’s increasingly hawkish policy stance

Jobless claims up to 242,000, expectations are still for 4.0% unemployment

Links: 2018-04-04

The three things to look for in these Fed projections