Initial Jobless Claims Surge To Highest In Almost 4 Months
Tyler Durden
Thu, 12/17/2020 – 08:36
After rising for three of the last four weeks (with a big surge in the previous week) as lockdowns re-accelerate across America, analysts expected initial jobless claims to slow modestly this week, but instead claims soared from an upwardly revised 862k to 885k – the highest number of Americans seeking first-time unemployment benefits since September.
Source: Bloomberg
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Source: Bloomberg
These numbers are about to get dramatically worse as the widespread lockdowns imposed on Americans this holiday season begin to really bite.
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