Consensus for tomorrow's Nonfarm Payroll is pretty rich: 250,000 new jobs. I think that number is high (more on this tomorrow), as well as Productivity data (more on that Monday).
As we await tomorrow morning's data, let's take a run at some of the Cleveland Fed's monthly chartbook. They remain quite instructive:
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This is the worst jobs creation recovery since WWII ended
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Various Unemployment Measures
(note that the full measure of U-6 is 8.75%)
How has Labor Participation Rate changed since 2000 ?
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Who's dropping out of the Job Market by age?
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Employment Ratio (Civilian Population)
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