It’s becoming more and more difficult to find meaning in any of these stories. Expected 350,000, then it was actually 360,000, revised to 363,000, which makes 340,000 a drop, when the number is 345,000 next week, that’ll be a drop because this week’s number will be revised to 350,000.
Lost in all this number gymnastics is the fact that these are NEW claims of unemployment.
Lost in all this number gymnastics is the fact that these are NEW claims of unemployment.”
My college aged grandson has summer employment but it’s with three different companies and each just a few hours a week. Some of his friends who just graduated have not been as fortunate and after filling out applications are told “maybe in September”.
As I understand the way the statistics are being maintained now, his three part-time jobs means that the government will count this as an increase of 3 jobs created.