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Both states and households have only slowly spent down the savings they amassed during those pandemic years, so the money has continued to trickle through the economy like a slow-release booster shot. On top of that, government spending has remained elevated as the Biden administration has begun to make sweeping infrastructure and climate investments.
I don’t really see evidence of that in the statistics.
Forbes, Dec. 2023: Over 305,000 Laid Off In Major U.S. Cuts This Year—Here Are The Biggest
CNN, Nov. 2022: Unemployment Statistics Are Misleading. Economic Hardship Is Much Worse