Guess the Jobs Report - Jan 2013

[tsptalk]

Tomorrow we get the January jobs report. Briefing.com has a consensus estimate of 180,000 jobs being added and a 7.7% unemployment rate, and a "forecast" of 193,000, and an unemployment rate of 7.7%.

Anyone want to make a prediction on the number of jobs gained / lost??

Since I have to get the AutoTracker prizes out next week, I'll offer a blue travel mug to the closest pick.

You can't pick a number already taken and each quess must be rounded to 1000's. (ex: +201,000, -14,000, +195,000, +176,000, -5,000, etc. - no 100's)

I'll take predictions until 12:00 midnight ET on Thursday night.

Thanks!

 

[RealMoneyIssues]

+196,000
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

 

[bmneveu]

The first number that popped into my head when i saw this was +181,000. I can't second guess myself!

 

[nnuut]

+167,000 7.8%

 

[Birchtree]

+226,000 would provide for a nice rally.

 

[tom1tom1]

+205,000 jobs sounds like a good #

 

[tsptalk]

+174,000

 

[remark]

+192,000 sounds about right

 

[wavecoder]

+200,000

 

[Frixxxx]

+158,000

 

[clester]

+206,000

 

[KneednDough]

+190,000

 

[Cactus]

+176,000

 

[ILoveTDs]

-76,000

 

[CrabClaw]

-40,000

 

[Intrepid_Timer]

146K and 7.9% unemployment

 

[99percent]

+160,000

 

[tsptalk]

I'll take predictions until 12:00 midnight ET tonight (Thursday night)... since I won't be awake when the report comes out at 6:30 AM my time.

 

[Luke]

+201K

 

[jb0441]

+182K