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Data Round-Up: UI Claims Very Healthy; Budget Deal to Spike Up Federal Deficit

posted by Michael Lewis on February 08, 2018

Found in US, categorized in Growth Outlook and Business Cycle

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In the latest week, Initial UI claims held fell -9K to 221K, another new low for the cycle (and the lowest since February 1975, when payroll employment was almost half the current level, 76 mm jobs vs. the current 148 mm).

Abstract

FMI’s review of today’s Weekly UI Claims & Rail Traffic results.

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Michael Lewis

Mike Lewis founded Free Market Inc. (FMI) in 1982 as a full-service economic consulting firm, providing insights and in-depth data analysis primarily for institutional money managers and corporate planning directors.

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