Inflation is cooling, and unemployment is low. Here’s why Americans feel gloomy about the economy anyway

In a poll last month by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, about three-quarters of respondents described the economy as poor. Inflation has reached its lowest point in 2 1/2 years. The unemployment rate has stayed below 4% for the longest stretch since the 1960s. And the U.S. economy has repeatedly defied predictions…

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Whatcom County’s latest unemployment data shows surprising change after months of growth

Whatcom County’s unemployment rate decreased after three months of increases, with fewer people unemployed in September than August, as Washington state’s unemployment rate stayed consistent. Whatcom … Alyse SmithNovember 20, 2023 at 1:10 PM PeopleImages/Getty Images/iStockphotoWhatcom County’s unemployment rate decreased after three months of increases, with fewer people unemployed in September than August, as Washington…

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