WTF Chart Of The Day: Initial Jobless Claims Continue To Confuse
Having torn apart the „official” BLW labor market data earlier in the month, this morning’s jobless claims data remains a mystery. Unadjusted initial jobless claims tumbled to +177k – practically a record low while adjusted claims has been flat for the last month…
Source: Bloomberg
Continuing claims was flat on the week at 1.85mm Americans…
Source: Bloomberg
But the gap between the unemployment rate and unadjusted claims continues to widen…
Source: Bloomberg
…how can The Fed cut rates with near-record-low initial jobless claims prints?
Tyler Durden
Thu, 09/12/2024 – 08:54