WSJ’s Take On the Week Podcast: What Could the Jobs Report Tell Us About the Economy?

The Labor Department is expected to release its monthly jobs report this Friday. The report is arriving at a crucial time as recession concerns still loom for many investors and consumers. According to last month’s consumer confidence index, released by the Conference Board, a business research organization that oversees the monthly confidence survey, around two-thirds of consumers said a recession was “somewhat” or “very likely” in the next 12 months.