In Recession

Employment number has been quite a reliable predictor for recession. Friday’s employment report was quite ugly. In the past, a sharp rise of unemployment rate (0.6% this time, from cycle low 4.4% to 5%) always predicted recessions. A similar measure, y-o-y change of employment, indicates we are heading toward one.
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