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tsptalk
03-04-2014, 09:22 AM
On Friday, March 7, we get the February jobs report. Make your predictions on the number of jobs gained / lost in the month??

You can't pick a number already taken and each guess must be rounded to 1000's. (ex: +201,000, -14,000, +195,000, +176,000, -5,000, etc. - no 100's)

There's a travel mug up for grabs for the closest pick.

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If the winner also guesses the unemployment number correctly, they can upgrade to the stainless mug if they'd like (so predict both)!

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We'll take predictions until 12:00 midnight ET this Thursday night, March 6.


Thanks, and good luck!




Briefing.com's consensus estimates are looking for +163,000 and 6.6%.
Minnow
03-04-2014, 09:36 AM
+131,000 6.6%
MrBowl
03-04-2014, 09:37 AM
+146,000 and 6.7%
ILoveTDs
03-04-2014, 12:03 PM
181,000 @ 6.9%
remark
03-04-2014, 01:03 PM
+152,000 6.7%
jonfresno
03-04-2014, 01:17 PM
133,000 6.7%
RealMoneyIssues
03-04-2014, 01:52 PM
+173k and 6.5% (The old Fed magic number)
Weather
03-04-2014, 01:55 PM
+92K 6.6%
MrJohnRoss
03-04-2014, 02:07 PM
+137,000

6.5%
Tawny27
03-04-2014, 05:28 PM
+ 113,000

6.7%
RAM56
03-04-2014, 05:32 PM
+ 143,000

6.5%
SWAVET
03-04-2014, 06:24 PM
+165K
6.7%$
ATCJeff
03-04-2014, 07:09 PM
+65,000 6.7%
DreamboatAnnie
03-04-2014, 07:36 PM
+160,000 / 6.5%
Atarrin
03-05-2014, 07:42 AM
+141,00/6.7%
exceed83
03-05-2014, 09:52 AM
+129,000 & 6.7%
scollins1225
03-05-2014, 10:08 AM
+164K 6.4%
slayer72
03-05-2014, 10:15 AM
139000 with a 6.6 %
jkenjohnson
03-05-2014, 10:23 AM
125,000 6.7%
Bronco07
03-05-2014, 08:42 PM
+166,525 & 6.475%
uscfanhawaii
03-05-2014, 08:56 PM
+166,525 & 6.475%

For me, +110K, 6.6%


Hey Bronco, you might want to re-do your guess. See the rules (post #1) so you don't get disqualified! :blink:
Sensei
03-05-2014, 09:05 PM
+120K and 6.4%
tsptalk
03-05-2014, 11:03 PM
+166,525 & 6.475%
Not a valid guess. Needs to end in "000".
dhstdog
03-05-2014, 11:58 PM
+140000 And 6.6%
pokerstar629
03-06-2014, 04:10 AM
+169000 and 6.5%
robertbr1963
03-06-2014, 06:15 AM
115K, 6.5%
CrabClaw
03-06-2014, 06:45 AM
119K, 6.6%
clester
03-06-2014, 09:41 PM
153,000
tsptalk
03-06-2014, 11:32 PM
Contest closed. Thread will reopen after the jobs report is released.
tsptalk
03-07-2014, 08:12 AM
The job market added 175,000 jobs and the unemployment rate was 6.7%.
tsptalk
03-07-2014, 08:16 AM
+173k and 6.5% (The old Fed magic number)

Winner! Congrats, RMI!

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PM me your shipping info.
James48843
03-07-2014, 08:19 AM
(Did you ever get the feeling that RMI might have the upper hand, by being an NSA type of guy who is able to hack into the Labor Department's computers and secretely read the files in advance? )
RealMoneyIssues
03-07-2014, 08:20 AM
Winner! Congrats, RMI!

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PM me your shipping info.

Thank you, sniff, sniff... I am so happy I finally won one, sniff, sniff... http://www.runemasterstudios.com/graemlins/images/winner.gif
RealMoneyIssues
03-07-2014, 08:22 AM
(Did you ever get the feeling that RMI might have the upper hand, by being an NSA type of guy who is able to hack into the Labor Department's computers and secretely read the files in advance? )

I WISH !!!

Anyway, I'm Intel, not a Cryppie... Those guys have ALL the tools...
nnuut
03-07-2014, 08:36 AM
Way to go RMI!
jpcavin
03-08-2014, 12:56 PM
Hard to believe RMI won by being positive. :D
RealMoneyIssues
03-08-2014, 01:11 PM
Hard to believe RMI won by being positive. :D

Wow, you're on a tear tonite... an RMI tear...
jpcavin
03-08-2014, 01:28 PM
Wow, you're on a tear tonite... an RMI tear...

How'd you know??? :D
RealMoneyIssues
03-08-2014, 01:51 PM
How'd you know??? :D

Lucky guess... Good Night