Entries Categorized as 'continuing claims recession'

Chart of Continuing Claims Signaling Recession is Ending

Date June 18, 2009

We had a number of surprises in U.S. economic data this morning including the Philly Fed index and leading indicators, but the biggest surprise was definitely the decline in continuing claims. Since the beginning of the year, continuing claims, which measures the number of people continuing to claim unemployment benefits rose week after week, [...]