Goldman January Payrolls Preview
Friday:
• At 8:30 AM ET, Employment Report for January. The consensus is for 155 thousand jobs added, and for the unemployment rate to be unchanged at 3.9%. There were 199 thousand jobs added in December, and the unemployment rate was at 3.9%.
On COVID (focus on hospitalizations and deaths):
COVID Metrics NowWeek
AgoGoal Percent fully Vaccinated63.9%—≥70.0%1 Fully Vaccinated (millions)212.1—≥2321 New Cases per Day3415,552636,024≤5,0002 Hospitalized3124,134142,482≤3,0002 Deaths per Day3🚩2,3692,286≤502 1 Minimum to achieve “herd immunity” (estimated between 70% and 85%).
2my goals to stop daily posts,
37-day average for Cases, Currently Hospitalized, and Deaths
🚩 Increasing 7-day average week-over-week for Cases, Hospitalized, and Deaths
✅ Goal met.
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This graph shows the daily (columns) and 7-day average (line) of positive tests reported.
