A closer look at the unemployment rate…
From the New York Times: These should be the best of times for working people. After all, the unemployment rate is just 3.7 percent, near its lowest level in almost 50 … Read more
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Fed Chairman: The relationship between inflation and unemployment is gone
via CNBC: “The relationship between the slack in the economy or unemployment and inflation was a strong one 50 years ago … and has gone away,” Powell says. “At the … Read more
CNBC: Record Low Unemployment For Asian Americans
CNBC: Record Low Unemployment For Asian Americans (July 5, 2019)
The United States of Unemployment Benefits: Here’s What You Need to Know in 2019
by howmuch The first half of 2019 has yielded some optimism for the U.S. economy. For example, unemployment is near its lowest point in about 50 years. At the same time, … Read more
The Bad News About Record-Low Unemployment
By Robert Ross Unemployment is the lowest it’s been in 50 years. That means most people who want to work can find a job. It also means people are making … Read more
Average Duration of Unemployment in the U.S.: Still High by Historical Comparatives
via trueeconomics: Remember my ‘scary chart’ from the day back? The one plotting the persistently high – relative to the business cycle – duration of unemployment in the U.S.? I have … Read more
Global Cooling: German Unemployment Surges, Bund Yields Near Record Lows
… on Wednesday Germany reported that its economy appears to have finally hit major pothole as German unemployment unexpectedly surged for the first time in almost two years as the economic … Read more
Shadow Stats’ John Williams: REAL Unemployment Rate Is 21.2%…The US Economy IS TANKING
John Williams Interviewed by Greg Hunter on USA Watchdog If rate cuts don’t happen soon, is the economy going to tank? Economist John Williams says, “The economy is tanking, and I’ll contend it already … Read more
Unemployment in Spain Still Miserably High Despite Six Years of Economic Growth. Now it Ticked Up Again
“The worst labor market” on the planet: unemployment exceeded 20% in three downturns over the past 35 years. By Don Quijones, Spain, UK, & Mexico, editor at WOLF STREET. Spain’s unemployment rate … Read more
Housing starts, Unemployment claims, China
by WARREN MOSLER Still heading south: In addition to tightening requirements, states have found other means to keep people from receiving benefits: Has the economy made it arder to get … Read more
The Unemployment Rate Will Skyrocket Off The Charts
Here is the article and video mentioned in this RTD Quick Take 1. Job Layoffs Surge 35% To Highest Level To Start A Year In A Decade www.cnbc.com/2019/04/04/job-l… 2. … Read more
The DISASTER Of Minimum Wage Hikes! – Poverty And Unemployment SKYROCKET
Josh Sigurdson reports on the unmitigated disaster that is the $15/hour minimum wage hikes in many states across the United States. As the wages get hiked, enforced by the government, … Read more
Trouble in Unemployment Number Paradise? Small Businesses Cut Most Jobs Since 2013
via Zerohedge: ADP has dramatically revised January’s job gains upward to +300k but February’s print came in at a slightly disappointing +183k (below the 190k exp). Small business (1-19) saw … Read more