September Jobs Report Contest

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On Friday, October 2 we get the September jobs report. Make your predictions on the number of jobs gained / lost in the month (and the unemployment rate)...

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 8:00 AM ET this Friday morning, October 2.

Thanks, and good luck!

Briefing.com's consensus estimates are looking for +201,000 and 5.1%.

[RealMoneyIssues]

+201,000 and 5.1%

So, lets go with 221k and 5.0%

[jkenjohnson]

210,000 and 5.1

[FogSailing]

205,000

5.0

[PessOptimist]

199,000 and 4.9%

[Dinicti]

225,000 and 5.1

[quabit]

+195k and 5.1

[Minnow]

176,000 5.1%

[nick]

+165k, 5%

[Lindoug]

+203,000 and 5.1%

[MrBowl]

185k and 5.2%

[skycophigh]

188,000 and 5.0

[Skorcher]

180K and 5.1%

[FireWeatherMet]

230K and 5.0%

[uscfanhawaii]

+170K 5.2%

[scollins1225]

+225K 5.1%

[burrocrat]

210,000 & 5.0%

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Actual: +142,000, 5.1%


+165k, 5%
Winner...Nick!

Good job!

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Please PM or email me your shipping info!

Thank you for playing, everyone!

[RealMoneyIssues]

Wow, big miss...

[FogSailing]

Congrats Nick!

Markets are blaming it on the Fed...probably true to some extent but I didn't expect that kind of miss...

FS

[nick]

Winner, winner, chicken dinner... Or free mug.

I thought the projections were optimistic. But didn't think it'd be that low.