Looming November Jobs Report Stifles US Equity Futures Pre-Bell

08:29 AM EST, 12/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were little changed pre-bell Tuesday as traders stayed on the sidelines ahead of the monthly payrolls report.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were down 0.02%, S&P 500 futures were 0.06% lower, and Nasdaq futures were down 0.1%.

Oil prices were lower, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude down 1.4% at $59.69 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude 1.5% lower at $55.83 per barrel.

The November jobs report, scheduled for release at 8:30 am ET, is expected to show a 40,000 increase in nonfarm payrolls, down from October's 119,000 growth, while the unemployment rate is projected to come in at 4.5% versus 4.4% previously, according to estimates compiled by Bloomberg.

The housing starts report, also due at 8:30 am ET, is expected to show an increase to a 1.32 million annual rate from 1.307 million previously, while building permits are expected to come in at 1.34 million versus August's 1.312 million.

The S&P Global Composite Purchasing Managers' Index for December is due at 9:45 am ET.

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