The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will release the February jobs report on Friday, March 10 at 13:30 GMT and as we get closer to the release time, here are the forecasts by the economists and researchers of 10 major banks regarding the upcoming employment data.

Nonfarm Payrolls in the US are forecast to rise by 203K following the 517K increase recorded in January, with the unemployment rate seen steady at 3.4% and average hourly earnings picking up to 4.8% year-on-year vs. 4.4% in January.