Jobless claims continue to trend higher, but no recession signal yet
Jobless claims continue to trend higher, but no recession signal yet – by New Deal democrat Initial jobless claims rose 9,000 to 244,000 last week, a 7.5 month high. The 4 week average rose 3,250 to 235,750, a 7 month high. But the news wasn’t all negative, as continuing claims declined 41,000 to 1,331,000, which […]