The week ahead: January employment numbers will be released

MONDAY: Construction spending; Treasury securities auction; personal income and spending; earnings from HCA Holdings.

TUESDAY: January motor vehicle sales; factory orders; earnings from Aetna, Atmos Energy, Emerson Electric, Jack Henry & Associates, Waddell & Reed, Walt Disney.

WEDNESDAY: ADP employment report; earnings from Allstate, General Motors, O’Reilly Automotive.

THURSDAY: Initial jobless claims, chain store sales; productivity and costs; international trade; Bloomberg consumer comfort index; earnings from NIC, Sprint, YRC Worldwide.

FRIDAY: January unemployment report; consumer credit.

This story was originally published January 30, 2015 at 1:00 AM with the headline "The week ahead: January employment numbers will be released."