Stock Market Update
06-Mar-26 08:35 ET
February Empoyment Situation Report and January Retail Sales
Market is Closed
[BRIEFING.COM] S&P futures vs fair value: -51.00. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: -225.00.
The S&P 500 futures currently trade 51 points below fair value.
February nonfarm payrolls decreased by 92,000 (Briefing.com consensus: 60,000). January nonfarm payrolls were revised to 126,000 from 130,000.
February private sector payrolls decreased by 86,000 (Briefing.com consensus: 78,000). January nonfarm payrolls were revised to 146,000 from 172,000.
The February unemployment rate was 4.4% (Briefing.com consensus: 4.3%) versus an unrevised 4.3% in January.
February average hourly earnings were up 0.4% (Briefing.com consensus: 0.3%) versus an unrevised 0.4% increase in January.
The average workweek in February was 34.3 hours (Briefing.com consensus: 34.3) versus 34.3 hours in January.
Total retail sales decreased 0.2% month-over-month in January (Briefing.com consensus: -0.1%) following an unchanged reading in December.
Excluding autos, retail sales were unchanged month-over-month (Briefing.com consensus: 0.2%) following an unchanged reading in December.
