Moody’s economists add a splash of cold water to some of the numbers that have emerged in recent days.
Category: Moody’s
Jobs Outlook Remains Tepid
Moody’s Analytics continues to forecast that job growth in August will be faster than it was in the spring, but still in a range that points to a close election.
A Give-and-Take on Jobs
The latest figures on jobs and unemployment have led to adjustments in The Times’s weekly election-year jobs tracker.
Slight Decline in the Jobs Outlook
The economic data was just weak enough this week to cause a slight decline in The Times’s weekly election-year job tracker.
A Darkening Jobs Picture
The latest weekly employment forecast from Moody’s Analytics is looking for weaker gains this month and for the crucial period before the election.
Jobs Forecast Is Steady, but Stay Tuned
The outlook for employment growth between now and the election is unchanged this week, Moody’s Analytics says, but next week’s data could force a revision downward.
Jobs Tracker Holds Steady
This week’s economic data have brought few surprises. The economy has weakened in recent months, but perhaps not as much as last week’s jobs report suggested.
Jobs Forecast Shifts the Electoral Outlook
The latest projections by Moody’s Analytics for monthly job growth still point to a close race for the White House. But the odds of a mini-boom that would help the incumbent have faded.
For Voters, It’s the Job-Growth Trend That Counts
Presidential elections turn more closely on whether job creation is accelerating or decelerating than on the unemployment number itself. This week’s tracker continues to suggest that the economy should be a modest help to President Obama.
A Modestly Strong Batch of New Data
The Times’s weekly tracker suggests that job growth this month may be slightly stronger than forecast a week ago.