{"id":632722,"date":"2026-07-09T12:37:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T12:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=632722"},"modified":"2026-07-09T12:37:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T12:37:16","slug":"slow-hire-no-fire-economy-continues-as-jobless-claims-remain-near-record-lows-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=632722","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Slow Hire, No Fire&#8217; Economy Continues As Jobless Claims Remain Near Record Lows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">&#8216;Slow Hire, No Fire&#8217; Economy Continues As Jobless Claims Remain Near Record Lows<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the first time fell to to 215k last week (versus 217k exp), remaining near multi-decade lows&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/bfmBFB2.jpg?itok=d0Td_k9O\" data-link-option=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/bfmBFB2.jpg?itok=d0Td_k9O\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"13ad49ff-1954-496e-9f7d-89966e7c4c06\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" height=\"298\" width=\"500\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/bfmBFB2.jpg?itok=d0Td_k9O\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>California and Missouri saw the biggest increase in initial claims while New Jersey and Connecticut saw the largest decline&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/get_attachment_url%20%2858%29_3.jpg?itok=JLYprlfT\" data-link-option=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/get_attachment_url%20%2858%29_3.jpg?itok=JLYprlfT\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"abfb4227-279a-4d9d-8664-2e187642c67f\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" height=\"507\" width=\"500\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/get_attachment_url%20%2858%29_3.jpg?itok=JLYprlfT\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Continuing jobless claims ticked higher (highest since March) but remains well off cycle highs from Q4&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/bfmE46E_0.jpg?itok=TD73nXmP\" data-link-option=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/bfmE46E_0.jpg?itok=TD73nXmP\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"bf22f178-bebe-4cc5-8b15-cf3a7abc15be\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" height=\"298\" width=\"500\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/bfmE46E_0.jpg?itok=TD73nXmP\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite disappointing payrolls (though jobs are still being added, though at a slower pace)&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/bfm480C.jpg?itok=U0QRXNmz\" data-link-option=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/bfm480C.jpg?itok=U0QRXNmz\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"e7ae01e7-b749-4e25-88b1-d23f14c265b5\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" height=\"299\" width=\"500\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/bfm480C.jpg?itok=U0QRXNmz\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;jobless claims data suggests there is no labor market stress as <strong>the economy has morphed into &#8216;slow hire, no fire&#8217; regime<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>      <span class=\"field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden\"><a title=\"View user profile.\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/users\/tyler-durden\" lang=\"\" class=\"username\" xml:lang=\"\">Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden\">Thu, 07\/09\/2026 &#8211; 08:37<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/bfmBFB2.jpg?itok=d0Td_k9O\" title=\"&apos;Slow Hire, No Fire&apos; Economy Continues As Jobless Claims Remain Near Record Lows\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Slow Hire, No Fire&#8217; Economy Continues As Jobless Claims Remain Near Record Lows The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the first time fell to to 215k last week (versus 217k exp), remaining near multi-decade lows&#8230; California and Missouri saw the biggest increase in initial claims while New Jersey and Connecticut saw the&hellip; 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