RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following economic brief (No. 26-24) in July 2026 by Claudia Macaluso entitled "What Unemployment Insurance Claims Can -- and Cannot -- Tell Us".

Here are the key takeaways:

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Fewer people are losing their jobs: New claims for unemployment benefits are down, while the workforce covered by unemployment benefits has grown by 13 million since 2022.