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2. Always worthwhile to look at the graphs

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Nov 16, 2023, 10:52 AM

Nov 2023

https://www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf

The "insured unemployment" aka continuing claims, has been on a general upward trend in the past year. Given that the initial claims has been almost flat, the rising continuing claims indicates it's taking longer to find a job

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US weekly jobless claims rise more than expected [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 OP

Great! For awhile companies can gouge us without fear of falling demand from inflation bucolic_frolic Nov 2023 #1

Always worthwhile to look at the graphs progree Nov 2023 #2