Las nuevas solicitudes de desempleo siguen siendo obstinadamente altas, pero hay algunas buenas noticias ...

Las nuevas solicitudes de desempleo para esta semana siguen siendo obstinadamente altas, justo por debajo de 1,5 millones. La buena noticia es que fue algo compensado por personas que ya no necesitaban reclamos de desempleo:

Trang Anh Nam – Jobless claims totaled 1.48 million last week as unemployment related to the coronavirus pandemic remained stubbornly high, though those receiving benefits fell below 20 million for the first time in two months.

Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been expecting 1.35 million claims.

While the weekly numbers remained high and were worse than Wall Street estimates for the second straight week, the total of those receiving benefits continued to fall. Total recipients, or continuing claims, fell by 767,000 to 19.52 million.

“Initial and continuing claims point to gradual improvement in the labor market. Falling initial claims signal that the pace of layoffs is slowing, but it still extremely high,” said Gus Faucher, chief economist at PNC Financial.

The unexpectedly high number comes as all 50 states have reopened following a shutdown that began in mid-March. Rising cases across various states has prompted some governors to reconsider the relaxed policies.

Puede ser cierto que los 50 estados han reabierto, pero no todos han reabierto por completo. Aquí en Carolina del Norte todavía estamos en la fase 2 de media capacidad y vamos a estar allí durante tres semanas más. Sospecho que ese es el caso en muchos estados.