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Overall the report today looked like another set of data consistent with a soft landing.
Employment Situation Summary
- 2024 M13 Results
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More resources to the statistical agencies could help them collect more data more quickly and provide better information for data-driven decisions. For other examples, see the slides my (very nerdy) talk from last October: "Real Time Economics: Tales from the Trenches".
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Statistical agencies face a timeliness versus accuracy tradeoff and provide the best estimates they can early on and as more information comes in they provide updates and revisions. They're doing incredible work on shoestring budgets.
Seasonal factor revisions strike again! Remember that increase in the U.S. unemployment rate in July to 4.3%? It ends up peak unemployment so far this cycle, based on updated seasonal adjustments, was just 4.2%. This is a challenge for policymakers watching every data release.
Employment Situation Summary
- 2024 M13 Results
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by John Haltiwanger — Reposted by: Tara M. Sinclair
New Business Applications increased in November 2024 remaining at high levels relative to 2019. Applications in November 2024 for likely employers 46% higher than average month in 2019.
I got my Macro Musings podcast nominal GDP targeting mug. Check out the episode here: macromusings.libsyn.com/tara-sinclai...
Macro Musings with David Beckworth: Tara Sinclair on Real-time Economic Analysis and the Fed’s Upcoming Framework Review
Tara Sinclair is a professor of economics and international affairs at George Washington University, where she also directs the George Washington Center for Economic Research. From 2022 to 2024, Tara ...
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On 9/27 at 3pm ET, join us at #ClimateConversations: The Macroeconomy with Eric Kemp-Benedict, Gregor Semieniuk and me on how to better incorporate climate into #Economic models: bit.ly/cc-macroecon...
Climate Conversations: The Macroeconomy
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