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US weekly jobless claims fell to their lowest level of the pandemic last week. Stronger hiring and consumer spending spurred US recovery efforts which led to increased hiring. Worker filings for unemployment benefits fell to 684,000 last week from 781,000 a week earlier. This means the number of weekly jobless claims are now at their lowest since March of last year. The numbers also represent the lowest in a year. The four-week average for jobless claims, which smoothens the volatility in weekly figures, also fell to a pandemic low of 736,000.

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The US Starting Its Recovery Process

Julia Pollak, the labor economist at ZipRecruiter, says that recovery is underway. “The recovery is really hitting full steam again, and all of the conditions will be in place for a real, explosive liftoff in the summer when hopefully we’ve reached a higher vaccination threshold,” she said.

However, the recovery is yet in the early stages. Millions of Americans are still suffering from long-term joblessness. The number of continuing claims, which represents jobless Americans who have yet to get a new job, rose to 19 million. Last week, it was 18.2 million. In addition, a number of households recently came into relief money from the government. 

Weekly Jobless Claims Fall

Current economic activity is helping create a hiring mood. Government stimulus increased vaccinations, and easing store rules are encouraging more businesses to open again. In turn, Americans begin ramping their spending, including in-person services. In effect, employers added 379,000 jobs by February. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate fell to 6.2%.

Economists expected the revival later to happen, even before the $1.9 trillion stimulus package went into effect. In addition, the availability of vaccines helped as well, as it eased confidence to reopen businesses.  Meanwhile, household savings totaled $3.9 trillion in January, up from $1.4 trillion in February 2020. With the third round of stimulus checks ending up in Americans’ bank accounts, they now have more cash to spend. It’s a matter of finding where to spend. 

GDP Gains 

From a 4.87% projection in February, economists now adjusted their economic growth forecast to 5.95%. If the US hits that number, it will become the fastest recovery pace in nearly four decades. Actually, growth already started as early as last year. By year’s end, the GDP grew by 4.3%, which is higher than the 4.1% target set by the government. 

Growth started to pick up last summer. In the final months of 2020, gross domestic product advanced at an annual rate of 4.3%, up from an earlier estimate of 4.1%, the Commerce Department said Thursday. A boost to inventories, and a slight improvement for the state- and local-government spending accounted for most of the upward revision.

Fed to Keep Spurring Growth 

Even as the jobs picture continually improves, the Federal Reserve said they will continue to prop growth higher. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said on Thursday that it will continue pushing its aggressive policies to maintain steady growth. “We will very, very gradually over time, and with great transparency when the economy has all but fully recovered, we will be pulling back the support that we provided during emergency times,” Powell added. 

Powerful fiscal help from Congress combined with accelerated vaccine distribution has allowed the U.S. economy to recover faster than expected, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Thursday.

In addition, Powell said the Fed will eventually scale down on their efforts, but it’s not in the cards in the near future. “As we make substantial further progress toward our goals, we’ll gradually roll back the number of Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities we’ve bought. We will very gradually over time and with great transparency when the economy has all but fully recovered, we will be pulling back the support that we provided during emergency times,” Powell added.

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  • Patriot says:

    We wouldnt even be having a problem if Trump was still in office like he should be !!! BECAUSE HE WON!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Kerry woods says:

    When government stops assuming dr faucy know what he is talking about and actually do some scientific studys to prove his faulty assumptions and talk to refinery s about how cloth mask are even effective a cloth mask will not even stop poison much less a flue bug

  • BBA says:

    If the economy is bouncing back in such a supposed great way then why in f’n hell does the government continue to print funny money in the name of “COVID relief”??????????

  • Walter H Learue says:

    We’re in serious trouble with Joe Biden and the Democrats in office the economy will only suffer from here on out

  • William R Phillips says:

    Does anyone realize that the unemployment rate has dropped because a large amount of individual’s benefits have run dry. Yes, even with unemployment extensions. I know this because my brother’s benefits have gone to the way side.

  • Woody Steinberg says:

    The Dem’s will screw up all the actual figures and they will make it worse. America needs Trump

  • Aida says:

    The Dems think that people are stupid. They judge the rest of us, with the measure of their own moronic mind and stupidity.
    Who do they think they are kidding? I have never seen such a group of hypocrites and delusional people in my whole life. And I am kind of old….. If so many people voted for these cretins, our society is becoming really hopeless. Good Grief!!!

  • D. Price says:

    If covid is so bad, why are illegals being invited and admitted into the country? Many positive for covid. Some jobs HAD to open so people could afford this outrageous gas cost! Anyone notice that when biden lies he stutors? Anyone else denied admittance to their doctor because their disability prevents wearing a mask? Appointment was because of chest pains. Covid will never go away, there will ALWAYS be a new worse varient and it will probably come from Canada or Mexico next, (my guess, Mexico)! DemonRats will NEVER let their control tool go away! 👿 DemonRats stole the election and they are now stealing our freedom!!!

  • Rick says:

    People really need to get off the government fear train with this flu strain. It has been proven that is a type of A&B Influenza which is why laboratories are suing the CDC because of false information. The democrats have one goal in their party and that is take control of the USA if it means people will die that is OK to them because they are in control. We the people need to take back our country and take away their power and unctrollable spending.

  • don Larson says:

    An Oxymoron: New Jobless Claims fall to lowest level in a Year; yet, the number Out of a Job; rose to 19 million from 18.2 million the month before! Some more of that Fuzzy Math?

  • don Larson says:

    We can give Trump a pass on the Nation’s first 100,000 Deaths. But; the 450,000, that has occurred since then – – are all his. “U Snooze U lose: and, Hundreds of Thousands have died as a result of Trump’s denial, and ineptness! Now; the Virus is out of Control – – with new Strains appearing.

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