Still very weak- gone from increasing to decreasing:
Slowdown plus fiscal adjustment supporting income increased imports vs exports, and oil production going from positive to negative is still in progress:
Layoffs continue at a very high level as firms who kept employees with gov assistance are now letting them go:
New jobless claims continue at over 1 million per week for the 20th week:
Continuing claims remain above 16 million:
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