Several major banks have released their forecasts for the US August Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) and unemployment rate. The median forecast for NFP is an increase of 55,000 jobs, with the unemployment rate expected to be 4.1%. The prior NFP figure was -23,000, with an unemployment rate of 4.09%.

Individual bank forecasts for NFP range from +16,000 (RBC) to +95,000 (TD Securities). Notable forecasts include Goldman Sachs and BofA at +40,000, JPMorgan and BNP Paribas at +50,000, and Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, and UBS at +65,000.