Having lost our way in the discussion about the economy, banks and gold, a thread that I quite enjoyed, I propose another chance.
Surprising facts about US weekly unemployment claims (data first collected in 1967).
(‘000)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _Avg claims _ _ as % of Pop _ _ _of Labor Force _ _of Civ. Employment
1967-76 _ _ 292,474 _ _ _ _ _ 1.4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3.4_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _3 .6
1977-86 _ _ 419,232_ _ _ _ _ _1.8 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3.8_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4.2
1987-96_ _ 360,199_ _ _ _ _ _ 1.4_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _2.8 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _3.0
1997-06_ _ 343,103_ _ _ _ _ _ 1.2_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2.4_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2.5
2007-09_ _ 433,586_ _ _ _ _ _ 1.4_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2.8_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3.0
2010-12_ _ 414,404_ _ _ _ _ _ 1.3_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2.7_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3.0
2013_ _ _ _ 360,542_ _ _ _ _ _ 1.1_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2.3_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2.5
Surprising facts about US weekly unemployment claims (data first collected in 1967).
(‘000)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _Avg claims _ _ as % of Pop _ _ _of Labor Force _ _of Civ. Employment
1967-76 _ _ 292,474 _ _ _ _ _ 1.4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3.4_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _3 .6
1977-86 _ _ 419,232_ _ _ _ _ _1.8 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3.8_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4.2
1987-96_ _ 360,199_ _ _ _ _ _ 1.4_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _2.8 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _3.0
1997-06_ _ 343,103_ _ _ _ _ _ 1.2_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2.4_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2.5
2007-09_ _ 433,586_ _ _ _ _ _ 1.4_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2.8_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3.0
2010-12_ _ 414,404_ _ _ _ _ _ 1.3_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2.7_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3.0
2013_ _ _ _ 360,542_ _ _ _ _ _ 1.1_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2.3_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2.5
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