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Next week our focus is on the October jobs report, and we expect it will reinforce our view that that the labor market remains tight<\/a>. We forecast 42K jobs were added to payrolls in October and expect the unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Initial jobless claims have moved sideways, ticking slightly lower between the September and October reference weeks, which is why we see minimal risk of the unemployment rate rising from layoffs. Importantly, the underemployment rate is falling, with fewer marginally attached workers and fewer working part-time for economic reasons. The September NFIB survey further highlighted that more small business owners are citing “labor quality or availability” as their top concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Month-to-month net new job creation is not as good a gauge of labor market health as the unemployment rate<\/a>, especially since breakeven employment is exceptionally low. But the BLS diffusion index points to more sectors hiring. For October, we expect health care and non-residential construction will support the majority of hiring. We also expect transportation and warehousing to add jobs ahead of the holiday shopping season following Amazon\u2019s announced plans to create 300,000 new roles<\/a> \u2013 up 20% from what is typical for recent seasonal hiring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We expect average hourly earnings rose +0.3% m\/m in October, holding the y\/y pace steady at 3.0%.<\/strong> Importantly, we view the declining pace of wage growth as a compositional effect, not a story of a weakening labor market. As Baby Boomers retire and are replaced by lower-tenure, lower-earning cohorts, there is a demographic skew on top of the typical sectoral hiring that creates noise in this measure. Average weekly earnings, on the other hand, look notably stronger, reflecting the fact that employees are working more hours. If firms faced margin compression \u2014 and September PPI data does not suggest that is the case \u2014 we would expect to see hours worked fall. Instead, hours worked have risen over the last year, a solution to a limited supply of workers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also get consumer credit data next week, which is a growing concern<\/a>. We forecast consumer credit grew by $16.8 billion in September.<\/strong> While there is little the Fed can do to tame inflation that<\/a> is not especially rate sensitive. But higher interest rates will hurt lower-income households with rising debt exposure. Since the bulk of consumer demand is driven by higher earners and Baby Boomers, we do not expect a consumer credit crack<\/a> will entirely derail spending, but we still see scope for moderating consumption if the Fed hikes beyond our expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Labor market tightening is being driven by a shrinking labor supply<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About the authors:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mike Reid<\/strong> is Head of US Economics at RBC. He is responsible for generating RBC\u2019s US economic outlook, providing commentary on macro indicators, and producing written analysis around the economic backdrop.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carrie Freestone<\/strong> is a Senior US Economist at RBC. She is responsible for generating RBC\u2019s US economic forecasts across GDP, employment, and inflation, and providing macro commentary through publications, presentations, and the media.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imri Haggin<\/strong> is an US<\/em><\/em> Economist at RBC, where he focuses on thematic research. His prior work has centered on consumer credit dynamics and treasury modeling, with an emphasis on leveraging data to understand behavior.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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