• U.S. Business Economists Predict Wages…Employment — Q3 2015

“Compared to the March and July 2015 survey results, there is a shift away from rising wages and salaries; 33% of respondents report increases in the third quarter, compared to 42% in the second quarter and 45% in the first quarter.

"• Expectations for wage increases over the next three months are lower in the current survey, indeed at their lowest level since October 2014. Forty-four percent of respondents anticipate increases in wages and salaries resulting in an NRI of 40, compared to an NRI of 47 in the previous survey…

"• The share of respondents expecting their firms to increase employment in the next three months— 29%—is the smallest this year.…”

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• U.S. Business Economists Say Continued, but Slower Growth — October 2015

“• Expectations for wage increases over the next three months are lower in the current survey, indeed at their lowest level since October 2014. Forty-four percent of respondents anticipate increases in wages and salaries resulting in an NRI of 40, compared to an NRI of 47 in the previous survey.

• Survey results reflect moderating employment conditions, with the NRI slipping to its lowest level since April 2014. Roughly one-third of respondents from each sector reports rising employment during the third quarter, although the resulting NRIs by sector are quite different. Employment conditions were weakest among goods producers with 40% of respondents from this sector reporting declines for an NRI of -10.

• The share of respondents expecting their firms to increase employment in the next three months— 29%—is the smallest this year. Fourth-quarter employment growth is expected to be concentrated in the finance, insurance, real estate (FIRE) and services sectors, which have NRIs of 29 and 27, respectively. Equal shares of respondents from the goods-producing and transportation, utility, information, communication (TUIC) sectors expect rising and falling employment in their respective sectors.…”

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• U.S. Business Economists Forecast Higher Wages, Employment

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”Expectations for rising wages and salaries rose significantly, with over half (51%) of survey respondents anticipating increases in the first three months of 2015…. ”Expectations for hiring in the first quarter of 2015 are stronger than those observations for the final quarter of 2014….” Please visit this link to read the full report: National Association for Business Economics NOTE: This report is provided with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in providing legal, financial, accounting or other professional advice. If professional assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. Furthermore, while we do our best to ensure that these data are accurate, we suggest that any entity making decisions based on these numbers should verify the data at their source prior to making such decisions. © 2015 Connecticut Human Resource Reports, LLC URL: http://connecticuthumanresources.blogspot.com/

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• U. S. Business Economists Forecast Wage Growth, Job Creation, and Unemployment

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Job Growth”Nonfarm payrolls are expected to post an average monthly gain of 209,000 in 2014, a marked improvement from the expectations of only 188,000 net new jobs in the March survey. The pace of job creation is expected to hold steady at 209,000 per month in 2015. Unemployment: ”Likewise, the unemployment rate is expected to fall to an average of 6.2% in 2014 and decline further to 5.9% in 2015. Wages: ”Expectations for compensation growth are unchanged from the previous survey, with compensation per hour expected to rise at a 2.0% pace this year and 2.5% next year." See the complete report at this link: National Association for Business Economics

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