Doing Your Homework
Here are some great Internet sources for economic analysis. These will help you find out what the consensus thinking is about the payroll employment number. You can also learn about economic trends.
Check them all!
General Economic Information
- Economic Policy Institute: Jobs Picture
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Analysis and Forecasts
- Briefing.com: Economic Calendar - Click on non-farm payroll for history and forecasts
- Briefing.com: Economic Insight - Premium content with free trial
- Briefing.com: The Big Picture - Dick Green's insightful columns with free trial
- MarketWatch
- BusinessCycle
- TheStreet.com
- TheStreet University
Data Series Sources
- The Conference Board
- University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Survey
- Institute for Supply Management
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Economist Blogs and Sites
- EconBrowser
- Economist's View Blog
- Greg Mankiw's Blog: Random Observations for Students of Economics
- Macroblog
- Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis
- Brad DeLong's Semi-Daily Journal
- Institutional Economics
- Roubini Global Economics Monitor - for the pessimistic extreme!
- Ticker Sense
Lists of Links
- Pimco Bonds Archives
- Dr. T's EconLinks
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Market Strategist Blogs, Commentary and Analysis
(links provided to payroll employment when possible) - The Big Picture - Plenty of data at Barry Ritholtz's site, including a lot of analysis of employment trends and foibles in the government analysis
- A Dash Of Insight Blog - Links to articles pertinent to Payroll Employment
- Abnormal Returns - Great overview articles including comments from many sources
- Between the Hedges - Updated commentary showing factors affecting employment
- The Learning Curve - A practical and entertaining commentary with sensible conclusions on many topics
