{"id":6891,"date":"2026-01-30T17:58:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T17:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/?p=6891"},"modified":"2026-04-02T23:52:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T23:52:02","slug":"benchmark-revisions-wont-disrupt-the-labor-market-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/us-week-ahead\/benchmark-revisions-wont-disrupt-the-labor-market-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Benchmark revisions won\u2019t disrupt the labor market in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<p>Next week, we are slated to get more labor market data that we expect will signal continued steadying. <strong>We forecast the January employment report will show that 63k jobs were added to payrolls \u2013<\/strong> this would mark the third consecutive month that payroll growth comes in above our estimate of breakeven employment of 40k. Pairing this relatively healthy clip of employment growth with initial jobless claims data that points to unseasonably low layoffs and rebound in job posting activity, the &nbsp;evidence suggest that the labor market continued to stabilize in January. <strong>In this vein, we expect to see that the unemployment rate likely ticked down to 4.3% following the decline in December. <\/strong>As has consistently been the case in recent months, the bulk of hiring in January is likely to be structural \u2013 we expect to see health care hiring account for around half of the monthly gain. Meanwhile, trade-exposed sectors continue to experience weaker growth \u2013 the manufacturing sector has shed -72k jobs since Liberation Day. Still, leisure and hospitality has continued to be a bright spot as discretionary services consumption is supported by high-income consumers who continue to spend at a healthy clip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps more interesting than the employment report itself will be the QCEW benchmark revisions, which are also set to be released next Friday. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/us-analysis\/us-data-flashes\/qcew-revisions-confirm-fewer-u-s-jobs-were-added\/\">The preliminary benchmark revisions in September<\/a> suggest that average monthly job gains were running ~76K lower than initially reported. The final benchmark revisions are expected to be similarly large in magnitude and have been cited by Chair Powell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/us-analysis\/us-data-flashes\/fomc-decision-fed-ends-2025-with-a-cut-but-dissent-reflects-growing-divide\/\">in prior meetings<\/a>. The revisions are likely to result in an even lower estimate of breakeven employment than we previously estimated (it\u2019s important to point out that the unemployment rate will not be revised as it is calculated using a different data set). But we will be less focused on the number itself and more focused on which sectors post the most sizeable revisions. We do not expect to see meaningful changes in health care but could see significant revisions in trade-exposed sectors resulting from the shift in hiring activity following the Liberation Day announcements. This will also have meaningful implications for US productivity. Because GDP growth is not impacted by these revisions, if we see sizable downward revisions to employment in the manufacturing sector, this will mechanically boost productivity (output per worker) in the sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are also watching the progress in DC to address the imminent partial government shutdown. At the time of writing, the Department of Labor (which includes the Bureau of Labor Statistics) has yet to secure funding, and should a partial government shutdown occur, we risk not getting JOLTS data, initial jobless claims, the employment report, or QCEW benchmark revisions next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2084\" height=\"1692\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/01\/2MAP-US-WA-Jan-30-2026.png?quality=80\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/01\/2MAP-US-WA-Jan-30-2026.png 2084w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/01\/2MAP-US-WA-Jan-30-2026.png?resize=300,244 300w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/01\/2MAP-US-WA-Jan-30-2026.png?resize=768,624 768w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/01\/2MAP-US-WA-Jan-30-2026.png?resize=1024,831 1024w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/01\/2MAP-US-WA-Jan-30-2026.png?resize=1536,1247 1536w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/01\/2MAP-US-WA-Jan-30-2026.png?resize=2048,1663 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2084px) 100vw, 2084px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s what else we&#8217;re watching next week:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-rbc-list is-style-chevron-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p><strong>We expect to see a notable uptick in average hourly earnings (+0.5% m\/m)<\/strong> as 19 US states hiked their minimum wage in January. An additional 3 states are set to hike the minimum wage later in 2026. End of year pay increases should also help boost wage growth in January.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p><strong>The ISM Manufacturing index likely improved slightly<\/strong> \u2013 though we do not expect the reading to emerge from contraction territory. Five regional Fed manufacturing surveys showed improvement but two sizable regions in the South (Richmond and Texas) reported negative prints. More interesting will be the prices paid indices, which we continue to monitor for signs of tariff passthrough.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p><strong>ISM Services is expected to show a modest decline from last month, though we expect it will remain in expansionary territory. T<\/strong>hree regional Fed services surveys pointed to a slowdown in activity.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p><strong>JOLTS data for December is stale but we expect it will show up an uptick in job openings to 7250k. <\/strong>The December Indeed Job Postings Index improved by 1.6ppts from the prior month.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p><strong>This week, our model suggests we will see initial jobless claims tick up slightly to a still-low 219k in the week ending Jan 31<sup>st<\/sup>.<\/strong> Initial Jobless Claims have continued to trend sideways with, surprisingly, no uptick in the aftermath of the holiday hiring season. Stable continued claims data continues to suggest that the labor market weakness likely came to a head last summer, which is in line with our view that the unemployment rate will stabilize in 2026.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p><strong>We expect to see a $22.7b surge in consumer credit for December. Following a strong retail sales report in November, <\/strong>we did not see a proportionate credit increase in the November credit report. Consumers (specifically lower and middle-income earners) are increasingly reliant on credit utilization to fuel consumption, and we expect that this was especially true over the holiday shopping period.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3825\" height=\"2082\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/01\/US-WA-Jan-30-2026.png?quality=80\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/01\/US-WA-Jan-30-2026.png 3825w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/01\/US-WA-Jan-30-2026.png?resize=300,163 300w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/01\/US-WA-Jan-30-2026.png?resize=768,418 768w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/01\/US-WA-Jan-30-2026.png?resize=1024,557 1024w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/01\/US-WA-Jan-30-2026.png?resize=1536,836 1536w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/01\/US-WA-Jan-30-2026.png?resize=2048,1115 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3825px) 100vw, 3825px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><em><em><strong>Mike Reid<\/strong>&nbsp;is Head of U.S. Economics at RBC. He is responsible for generating RBC\u2019s U.S. economic outlook, providing commentary on macro indicators, and producing written analysis around the economic backdrop.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Carrie Freestone<\/strong>&nbsp;is a Senior US Economist&nbsp; at RBC Capital Markets. Carrie is responsible for projecting key US indicators including GDP, employment, consumer spending and inflation for the US. She also contributes to commentary surrounding the US economic backdrop which she delivers to clients through publications, presentations, and the media.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Imri Haggin<\/strong>&nbsp;is an Economist at RBC Capital Markets, 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<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":318,"featured_media":4524,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[86],"tags":[115,58],"class_list":["post-6891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-us-week-ahead","tag-canada","tag-labour-market"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.7 (Yoast SEO v26.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Benchmark revisions won\u2019t disrupt the 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