US DATA WEEK AHEAD: Payrolls Seen Falling 75K; 9.8% Jobless Rate

By Kathleen Madigan
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRESNEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The following are forecasts for this week's remaining data compiled by Dow Jones Newswires in a survey conducted Friday and Monday.

DATE TIME RELEASE PERIOD CONSENSUS PREVIOUS
(ET)
Friday 0830 Nonfarm Payrolls Feb -75K -20K
0830 Unemployment Rate Feb 9.8% 9.7%
0830 Avg Hrly Wages Feb +0.2% +0.2%
1500 Consumer Credit Jan -$4.0B -$1.7B-By Kathleen Madigan, Dow Jones Newswires; 212-416-2466; kathleen.madigan@dowjones.com

(Deborah Lynn Blumberg contributed to this article)

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March 04, 2010 10:00 ET (15:00 GMT)