| 7:30 AM ET | Apr, 2012 | Challenger Job-Cut Report  | Announced Layoffs - Level | 37,880 | | | 40,559 |
| | | | 4-week Moving Average - Level | 381.75K | 382.75K | | 383.50K |
| 8:30 AM ET | Q1, 2012 | Productivity and Costs ![[Star]](images/mam/djstar.gif) | Nonfarm productivity - Q/Q change - SAAR | 0.9% | 1.2% | -0.4% | -0.5% |
| | | | Unit labor costs - Q/Q change - SAAR | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.0% |
| 9:45 AM ET | Apr, 2012 | Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index  | Level | -35.8 | | | -37.6 |
| 11:00 AM ET | | 3-Month Bill Announcement  | Offering Amount | $30.0 B | | | $30.0 B |
| 11:00 AM ET | | 6-Month Bill Announcement  | Offering Amount | $28.0 B | | | $28.0 B |
| 4:30 PM ET | wk5/2, 2012 | Fed Balance Sheet  | Total Assets - Weekly Change | $-8.9B | | | $-2.3B |
| | | | Reserve Bank credit - Weekly Change | $-5.5B | | | $-14.6B |