<p>Lately weekly Unemployment claims have been around 700,000.  So Monthly unemployment claims are about 4 x 700,000 or 2,800,000.    YET Jobs Reports say:  The U.S. economy gained 638,000 jobs in October.  Are we really losing    2,800,000 -  638,000  or   2,162,000 jobs monthly?</p>

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Unemployment Claims vs Monthly Jobs Report
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# Unemployment Claims vs Monthly Jobs Report

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-12-04)

Lately weekly Unemployment claims have been around 700,000. So Monthly unemployment claims are about 4 x 700,000 or 2,800,000. YET Jobs Reports say: The U.S. economy gained 638,000 jobs in October. Are we really losing 2,800,000 - 638,000 or 2,162,000 jobs monthly?

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