11 June | Dollar

US jobs data overstated — Samuel Tombs of Pantheon Macroeconomics

US jobs data overstated — Samuel Tombs of Pantheon Macroeconomics

The May US jobs report showed a gain of 139,000 positions, surpassing the 125,000 forecast. However, significant downward revisions to previous months' data have tempered optimism. Samuel Tombs of Pantheon Macroeconomics suggests May's figures may also overstate the true health of the US labor market.

Tombs attributes frequent data revisions to delayed payroll reporting from small businesses struggling with high interest rates and tariff costs. Small businesses are being particularly cautious about hiring and capital expenditures due to these financial pressures, he noted.

As Business Insider reports, the Federal Reserve has maintained interest rates unchanged this year while prioritizing inflation control. But Tombs argues the central bank can't afford to wait, given growing labor market weakness. He anticipates rate cuts beginning by September.

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