Sweden has a growing unemployment problem
by Shaun Richards Today is one for some humility and no I am not referring to the UK election. It relates to Sweden and developments there in economic policy and … Read more
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Lowest Unemployment In History For African Americans In August!
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Unemployment has never been so low for blacks, making the 2019 Trump economy the most equal ever.
Lowest black unemployment in American history at 5.5 percent makes the 2019 Trump economy the most equitable ever: dailytorch.com/2019/09/lowest-black-unemployment-in-american-history-at-5-5-percent-makes-the-2019-trump-economy-the-most-equitable-ever/
Bloomberg: German Unemployment Jump Adds to Pressure for Fiscal Stimulus
www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-29/german-unemployment-jump-adds-to-pressure-for-fiscal-stimulus?srnd=premium The number of people out of work increased by 4,000 to 2.29 million in August, the fourth straight month that joblessness failed to drop after six years of almost … Read more
Correlation between unemployment and the stock market in the past -25 years
by AestheticFC i.imgur.com/eElhmNU.jpg -Red line is Civilian Unemployment Rate (UNRATE) -Blue line is SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) This was generated by merging two charts together to see their interlaced behavior. X-axis is … Read more
Unemployment is at a record low — yet bankruptcy-related job losses are rising at a rate not seen since the Great Recession
via MarketWatch: The recent spate of bankruptcies in corporate America is taking its toll. In the first seven months of the year, U.S.-based companies announced 42,937 job cuts due to … Read more
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
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
