unemployment
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“We would expect them to just come down based on unemployment data looking very positive,” he says.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
The unemployment rate, meanwhile, has clung to a low 4.3% for three months in a row.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
The number of people who filed for unemployment benefits rose to 229,000 in the week through June 6 higher than the 225,000 reported a week earlier, the Labor Department said Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The unemployment rate was 4.3% last month, still low by historical standards but up nearly a full point from a multidecade low of 3.4% in 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The default rate in Georgia was five times higher than that in Florida, even though the two states had the same unemployment rate.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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