August's nonfarm payrolls report will be released at 8:30 ET this Friday. JOLTS data released on Tuesday and ADP private payrolls on Wednesday already surprised the market with lower than expected employment data, stimulating market gains this week. The market expects the median non-farm payrolls in August to be 170k.
■ Job vacancies continue to decline across industries
Excess labor demand conti...

Dear mooers,
There are only a few days before the New Year's bell rings. New year, new hope!
For most investors, 2022 is a roller coaster ride. As we approach the end of 2022, all three major US stock indexes are on track to break their 3-year winning streaks and have their worst year since 2008. Let's look at the performance of the —an indicator of US stock performance this year:
* S&P 500 index focuses on the larg...