Jobs data will steal the spotlight next week. What to watch for in 3 key labor reports

As earnings season winds down, jobs data will occupy the spotlight in the week ahead.

Jobs data will steal the spotlight next week. What to watch for in 3 key labor reports

Construction workers on a job site on March 10, 2023 in Miami, Florida. A report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed the US economy added 311,000 jobs in February. The unemployment rate ticked up to 3.6% from 3.4%. 

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Despite a late-session surge Friday, all three major U.S. stock indexes ended the holiday-shortened trading week in the red, putting an end to the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500's five-week winning streaks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell for the second straight week.