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>According to the note, Americans who make more than $200,000 per year have filed for unemployment benefits at a record pace in recent weeks. That could ultimately give employers more leverage over employees and lead to slower wage growth.

>An estimate of 113,793 unemployment claims were filed by Americans earning over $200,000. This is the highest level since the pandemic and the trend shows this is accelerating higher, with this week likely to be the crossover point where the unemployment claims of over $200,000 earners exceeds unemployment claims of under $25,000 earners," Fundstrat's Tom Lee explained.

>The surge in unemployment claims for high-income earners comes after a slew of layoffs at mega-cap tech companies in recent months, including Meta, Amazon, and Alphabet, among others.

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/inflation-plunge-wage-growth-high-income-earners-unemployment-benefits-record-2023-4

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