While the 199,000 gain in non-farm payrolls once again disappointed the consensus, a much larger gain in the household measure of employment and a tepid rise in participation pushed the unemployment rate back below 4%. Together with another exceptionally strong monthly increase in wages, that raises the odds the Fed brings forward plans to raise interest rates and run down its balance sheet this year.
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