Goldman says weather could have wiped out 60,000 jobs from March employment report

Wall Street’s consensus forecast is 180,000 for March, according to Thomson Reuters. Other firms also have lower forecasts for nonfarm payrolls due to weather considerations. UBS is at 155,000, and JPMorgan Chase economists expect 140,000 nonfarm payrolls. The...

Goldman says weather could have wiped out 60,000 jobs from March employment report

Wall Street’s consensus forecast is 180,000 for March, according to Thomson Reuters. Other firms also have lower forecasts for nonfarm payrolls due to weather considerations. UBS is at 155,000, and JPMorgan Chase economists expect 140,000 nonfarm payrolls. The...