Initial Jobless Claims (Feb 16)
| Survey | 349K |
| Actual | 349K |
| Prior | 348K |
| Revised | 358K |
Down a bit but lost a day in California. Chart looks like it’s drifted to a bit higher levels.
Still not recession type numbers yet, however.
Continuing Claims (Feb 9)
| Survey | 2760K |
| Actual | 2784 |
| Prior | 2761K |
| Revised | 2736 |
Also looking like it’s moved up to higher levels, but still far from typical recession levels.
Philadelphia Fed. (Feb)
| Survey | -10.0 |
| Actual | -24.0 |
| Prior | -20.9 |
| Revised | n/a |
Looks serious! Strange that employment was up 2.5, however, and, of course, prices on the rise.
Leading Indicators (Jan)
| Survey | -0.1% |
| Actual | -0.1% |
| Prior | -0.2% |
| Revised | -0.1% |
Still drifting lower, but no collapse.