The biggest news of the day, barring any surprises, looks to be the December employment report due from the Bureau of Labor Statistics at 8:30 a.m. ET.
We'll post the numbers as quickly as possible, so check back here when the time arrives.
To get us all ready, here's some of the morning's reporting about what to expect:
— Reuters says it polled 84 economists yesterday and that the consensus was that the number of jobs on U.S. businesses' payrolls likely didn't change much last month.
That doesn't sound so great, but remember: A year ago businesses cut payrolls by more than 700,000 jobs in one month. Since then, the pace of job losses has slowed dramatically.
The jobless rate hit 10.2% in October, then dipped to 10% in November. We'll find out today where it stood in December.
The jobless rate hit 10.2% in October, then dipped to 10% in November. We'll find out today where it stood in December.
— The jobless rate, which in November stood at 10%, likely ticked up to 10.1%, forecasters tell The Wall Street Journal.
— On Morning Edition, NPR's Frank Langfitt said the economy seems to be about ready to start producing jobs at a slow, but steady, rate:
— Also on Morning Edition, NPR's Jim Zarroli continued the show's series on "new jobs for a new decade" with a report on the outlook on Wall Street:
Yesterday on All Things Considered, by the way, NPR's John Ydstie filed this report on how to understand this morning's employment report:
One more thing: President Barack Obama is scheduled to make a statement about how the economy is doing at 2:40 p.m. ET.
Planet Money follows the economy here.
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