US Rates Strategy DailyLabor Market Breadth Set to Improve

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美国利率策略日报 · 劳动力市场广度有望改善

SMBC09/29/2026updated 10/17/2026

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Core conclusion · Tlines extraction

Manufacturing and construction hiring has accelerated since late 2025 after cyclical payrolls fell 0.5% over 2024-2025. Regional Fed manufacturing employment surveys have trended higher since an October 2025 trough, suggesting job market breadth should improve while unemployment stays low near term.

Institution: SMBC
Published: 09/29/2026
Research topic: Not explicitly stated
Time horizon: 2026

Key arguments

Cyclical hiring (manufacturing, construction) has accelerated since late 2025 after two years of decline.
Cyclical sectors were among the weakest labor market segments in 2024 and 2025.
Regional Fed manufacturing employment surveys have trended higher since an October 2025 low.
Improving breadth should coincide with low unemployment near term.

Key numbers

Cyclical payrolls, cumulative change, 2024-2025: -0.5%
Local bottom in regional Fed manufacturing employment index: October 2025

Main risks

Survey-based improvement may not translate into official payroll gains.
Cyclical hiring could stall, reversing the breadth improvement.
Labor market breadth may improve only gradually, as the note describes it as slated to improve.

Corresponding source evidence

US Rates Strategy Daily September 29, 2026 Troy Ludtka, US Economics troy.ludtka@smbcnikko-si.com 1 212-224-5483 Labor Market Breadth Set to Improve Last week, we discussed how hiring in the cyclical sectors of the economy has been accelerating (e.g., manufacturing, construction) since late last year. · 2026

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