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The Optimistic and Pessimistic Guides to US Payrolls

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I’m Cécile Daurat, an economics editor in the US. Today we’re looking at the US jobs report. Send us feedback and tips to ecodaily@bloomberg.net or get in touch on X via @economics. And if you aren’t yet signed up to receive this newsletter, you can do so here.

Two schools are emerging ahead of Friday’s US jobs report, and both sides can base their cases on solid arguments: