Spending by the unemployed led the recovery

What if I told you that the increase in spending by people on the unemployment rolls this spring actually led the recovery in total spending off the lows? Some very interesting research from JPMorgan makes it clear that this was the case at the height of the pandemic… Finding One: While aggregate spending of the employed was down by 10 percent during the initial months of the pandemic, the spending of unemployment...

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