>New< jobless claims > One potential red flag: The number of raw or actual claims — before seasonal adjustments — was much higher last week compared to the sam

>New< jobless claims > One potential red flag: The number of raw or actual claims — before seasonal adjustments — was much higher last week compared to the same week a year earlier. But so far there’s little sign of a trend. Even if the market consisted only of companies that were consistently laying off 10% of remaining employees a month the number of new claims would be decreasing.