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Data Round-Up: Claims, Regional Surveys Point to Further Economic Improvement
posted by Michael Lewis on September 18, 2014
Found in US, categorized in Growth Outlook and Business Cycle
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Headline
The FOMC declared that “there remains significant underutilization of labor resources" in the U.S. economy. Really? That does not show up in UI claims, which FMI regards as the best real-time indicator for the economy and labor markets.
Abstract
FMI’s reviews of today’s September Philadelphia Fed Regional Manufacturing survey, the latest Weekly UI Claims & Rail Traffic data and August Housing Starts results.