{"id":123735,"date":"2021-12-11T02:08:49","date_gmt":"2021-12-11T02:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=123735"},"modified":"2021-12-11T02:08:49","modified_gmt":"2021-12-11T02:08:49","slug":"november-jobs-report-disappoints-after-recent-gains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/business\/november-jobs-report-disappoints-after-recent-gains\/","title":{"rendered":"November jobs report disappoints after recent gains"},"content":{"rendered":"
Goldman Sachs on Saturday cut its outlook for U.S. economic growth to 3.8% for 2022, citing risks and uncertainty around the emergence of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.<\/p>\n
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Goldman economist Joseph Briggs said in a note that the Omicron variant could slow economic reopening, but the firm expects “only a modest drag” on service spending.<\/p>\n
The firm now sees 2022 gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 3.8%, down from 4.2% previously on a full year basis, and Q4\/Q4 growth of 2.9%, down from 3.3% before, Briggs said.<\/p>\n
“While many questions remain unanswered, we now think a moderate downside scenario where the virus spreads more quickly but immunity against severe disease is only slightly weakened is most likely,” he said.
\nWorker shortages could last longer if people do not feel comfortable returning to work due to the variant, according to the note.<\/p>\n