Initial Jobless Claims (week ended 2/27/2021)
- Initial Claims seasonally adjusted 745,000. Previous was 736,000
- Initial Claims unadjusted, totaled 748,078 an increase of 31,519 (or 4.4%) from previous
- 4-Week Moving Average seasonally adjusted 790,750. Previous was 807,500
Total receiving regular state UI decreased by 140,129
Total receiving Pandemic UI decreased by 191,803
Total receiving Emergency Pandemic UI decreased by 600,607
Total receiving any UI decreased by 1,018,763
Source: Labor Department Details: https://www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf
Productivity and Costs (4thQ2020)
- Nonfarm Productivity - Annual Rate -4.28%. Previous was -4,8%
- Unit Labor Costs - Annual Rate 6.0%. Previous was 6.8%
Productivity = GDP/hours worked
Source: BLS Details: https://www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf
Factory Orders (January 2021)
- Month over Month +2.6% . Previous was +1.6%.
Source: Census Details: https://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/prel/pdf/s-i-o.pdf
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