Jobs Report Contest - Jan 2016

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On Friday, February 5 we get the January 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 8:15 AM ET Friday morning, February 5.

Thanks, and good luck!

Briefing.com's consensus estimates are looking for +188,000 and 5.0%.

[quabit]

195K and 5%

[RealMoneyIssues]

Briefing.com's consensus estimates are looking for +188,000 and 5.0%.

255K
4.8%

They need a kick in the economic butt...

[amoeba]

191K and 5%. You heard it here first.

[uscfanhawaii]

+250K, 5.0%

(guppie...you going for over 300K?????)

[Boxholder]

+218K, 5.0%

[jkenjohnson]

190,000 and 5.0%

[SBic]

+205K 5%

SBic

[nnuut]

+219K and 5%

[remark]

184,000 5%

[Bquat]

207,000 5%

[DreamboatAnnie]

210,000 and 5%

[jpcavin]

206k 5%

[peh160]

202,000 and 5%

[bmann]

178K
5%

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[pamkk]

232,000 4.8%

[felixthecat]

189,000 4.9%

[Dinicti]

179,000 and 5.1%

[Frixxxx]

-30,000 5%

[FireWeatherMet]

+240K and 4.9%

[Mathion]

Duplicate pick - please make another guess

250K and 4.9%


+250K, 5.0%

(guppie...you going for over 300K?????)

[guppie]

I was actually thinking about 263 4.9%


+250K, 5.0%

(guppie...you going for over 300K?????)

[emily]

Duplicate pick - please make another guess

205,000 and 5.0 %


+205K 5%

SBic

[FogSailing]

165,000 and 5.1%

[ravensfan]

175,000 and 5.0%

[jonfresno]

188,000 5%

[scollins1225]

214K 5.0%

[MrBowl]

157000 and 5.0%

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Actual: +151,000, 4.9%


165,000 and 5.1%
Winner...

Nice job, FogSailing!

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Please PM or email me your shipping info!


Also, good job to MrBowl, but unfortunately the guess was posted 10 minutes after the 8:15 AM ET deadline. :02:

157000 and 5.0%



We'll take predictions until 8:15 AM ET Friday morning, February 5.


Thank you for playing, everyone!

[James48843]

My guess is:



Payroll employment rises by 151,000 in January; unemployment rate changes little (4.9%)





Oh- wait- damn-....

is it too late to enter?

[uscfanhawaii]

My guess is:



Payroll employment rises by 151,000 in January; unemployment rate changes little (4.9%)







Oh- wait- damn-....

is it too late to enter?

I was NOT too late....but I WAS off by 100,000! :smashfreakB:

[Skorcher]

Is it too late to have bailed out of the market last October?