Jobless Claims
Fed survey: The poorest Americans are being hit hardest by job loss - Business Insider
"This reversal of economic fortune has caused a level of pain that is hard to capture in words," said Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
2020-05-14
US jobless claims preview: Economists expect another week of decline - Business Insider
"If the current rate of decline continues, claims will dip below 1M in the second or—more likely—third week of June," said economist Ian Shepherdson.
2020-05-14
US economic forecast: GDP could plunge 30%, 17% unemployment, says Hassett - Business Insider
Hassett also expects the US unemployment rate, due to be published next month to soar to 16-17%. By comparison, US unemployment was 4.4% in March.
2020-04-27
US weekly jobless claims preview: another week of millions unemployed - Business Insider
There is "probably no single metric you can look at" to better get a broad sense of how the economy is doing than unemployment, said Jason Thomas.
2020-04-23
US jobless claims preview: Economists see record UI beginning to slow - Business Insider
The surge in claims "should push the unemployment rate up to 17% in the April data, a new post-World War II high," wrote Brett Ryan of Deutsche Bank.
2020-04-16