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Economy
DOGE Deep-State Demolition Path Evident In Soaring DC Jobless Claims
2025-02-21
[ZeroHedge] - does that mean they were completely unproductive?

The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits for the first time rose very modestly to 219k last week - still hovering around multi-decade lows

But, amid DOGE's demolition of the Deep State, we note one region that is seeing initial jobless claims soar this year... The District Of Columbia...
…over 200%…
But California dominated the decrease in jobless claims last week, while Kentucky and Tennessee saw the biggest rise...

But California dominated the decrease in jobless claims last week, while Kentucky and Tennessee saw the biggest rise...

Meanwhile, continuing jobless claims continue to hold near 4 year highs around 1.9 million Americans...

So, for now, the decline of employment in DC is NOT knocking into the rest of the US economy - does that mean they were completely unproductive?
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