The headline initial jobless claims number for the week ended July 19 of 1.416 million, an increase from 1.307 million the prior week, while consistent with the pandemic resurgence in the Sunbelt slowed the recovery narrative, does not imply a decline in employment in July. The Bureau of Labor Statistics establishment survey determines the change in emp…
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