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February 2, 2024
The Latest Jobs Numbers – CNBC
AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses the latest jobs numbers on CNBC.
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February 2, 2024
Douglas Holtz-Eakin
The American Action Forum is a 21st century center-right policy institute providing actionable research and analysis to solve America’s most pressing policy challenges.
May 2024
+0.0%
+3.3%
Measures the change in prices of all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households.
May 2024
+0.2%
+3.4%
Consumer Price Index excluding food and energy.
May 2024
+0.1%
+2.6%
A measure of prices paid for goods and services excluding food and energy; the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation.
May 2024
-0.2%
+2.2%
Measures the change in selling prices received by domestic producers of goods and services.
Week ending June 29, 2024
238,000
+4,000
238,500
Weekly unemployment insurance claims reported by each state’s unemployment insurance program offices.
June 2024
48.8
-5.0
A level above 50 indicates expansion
June 2024
48.5
-0.2
A level above 50 indicates expansion
June 2024
68.2
-0.9
The core questions cover three broad areas of consumer sentiment: personal finances, business conditions, and buying conditions.
June 2024
+150,000
Measures change in private-sector employment using ADP payroll data covering more than half a million companies with more than 25 million employees.
May 2024
$73.6B
-0.6%
-0.2%
A new order is a communication of an intention to buy for immediate or future delivery.
May 2024
1,277,000
-5.5%
-19.3%
Privately owned housing starts; seasonally adjusted at an annual rate.
