The number of Americans filing for first time jobless claims was worse than expected last week, at 400k (vs 385k expected). The silver lining is that this was a drop from the prior week’s 419k…
Source: Bloomberg
Continuing claims rose very modestly from a revised 3.262mm to 3.269mm.
The number of Americans on some form of government dole disappointingly rose last week, back above 13 million…
Source: Bloomberg
The good news for American business is that the number of Americans getting paid to stay home through the pandemic emergency payments has been rising (though last week it stalled a little)…
Source: Bloomberg
If we see Job Openings drop next month, as we stop paying people not to work, how will the establishment spin that?
