The mainstream media today reported an increase in initial jobless claims this week to 380,000, an increase of 13,000. This was another huge miss for…
Actual, not seasonally adjusted, initial unemployment claims totaled 319,349 last week, according to the Department of Labor tabulation of weekly data submitted to it by…
OK, so the market doesn’t like the claims number, which missed anal cyst’s estimates by a wide margin. Let’s look at the facts.
Not seasonally adjusted, in other words, actual, claims rose by 102,000. Continuing claims wk ended 12/31 up by 361,000. Ho…
December 21, 2011
Signs Point to Economy’s Rise, but Experts See a False Dawn
By ANNIE LOWREY
WASHINGTON — As the fourth quarter draws to a close, a spate of unexpectedly good economic data suggests that it will have some of the fastest and stro…
The Mysterious Case of Recession Risk
By James Picerno Dec 19, 2011, 10:48 AM Author’s Website
Will the threat come from within or without? Or are we set to be a two-time lower? Perhaps the more pressing question is whether it’ll come at all?
T…
Every week the US Department of Labor and Birth/Death Adjustments dutifully reports two sets of numbers on first time and continuing unemployment claims. One set…
An analysis of the actual, not seasonally manipulated and massaged unemployment claims data shows some deterioration in employment, week to week. Weakening employment data has…
Thursday, September 08, 2011
Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims increase to 414,000
by CalculatedRisk on 9/08/2011 08:30:00 AM
The DOL reports:
In the week ending September 3, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 414,000, a…
The trend in initial claims still appears to be favorable compared to last year.
But when you look at the new claims as a percentage of those eligible to file, the difference is insignificant. The seasonal low in claims is right now. As seasonal in…
May 19, 2011
The Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report was released this morning for last week. Claims fell 29,000 from a 4,000 upward revision of the previous week. Here is the official statement from the Department of Labor:
In the week …