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Connecticut Fat Finger: In Absurd Comma Separator Error, State Reported 298,680 Jobless Claims, Really Meant 29,846
Just when we thought we'd seen it all, here comes Connecticut. Earlier this morning, when reporting on the latest surge in initial claims, which came in just under 3 million or half a million more than expected, we showed a breakdown of initial claims by state and highlighted the outlier, saying that "Connecticut saw a massive surge in initial jobless claims last week (we suspect this is more systems catch up than a sudden resurgence)." image Turn out our suspicion was wrong and there was a far more simple reason for the surge in CT claims: fat finger, specifically one dealing with the separator comma, because ... (full story)