Initial Jobless Claims In Perspective

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		Tech Entertainment Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Lifestyle Politics Law International Video Latest Thursday, June 7, 2012 Initial Jobless Claims In Perspective Initial claims data this morning showed a marginally better picture than economists forecast, with first time jobless claims falling 12,000 week-on-week (albeit on higher revisions to the previous week's data). While that's good news for the economy, the headline 378,000 rate is still above the 350,000 many economists say is endemic of a healthy job front. BI decided to look at the relatively stagnant jobless picture over the past three years. What we noticed—increases at the end of March and April that began to decline towards the back half of the year. And the second chart is a look at claims over the past three years. Read » Also On Money Game Today: BAD: Consumer Credit Misses Big, Consumer Credit Shrinks, And March Takes A Big Downward Revision The Top Trending Topic On Twitter In Spain: #StopMerkel The 20 Countries With The Highest Probability Of Default Today's Rally Is Especially Impressive Advertisement Recap After The Bell With 'Money Game Chart Of The Day' CHART OF THE DAY: Facebook's Horrible IPO In Context CHART OF THE DAY: What It Looks Like When A Central Bank Just Fails Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.jobhuntportal11@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Money Game RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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