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AWHMAN · FRED

Average weekly hours, manufacturing

Employers cut hours before heads. LEI's heaviest component (~0.246).

Latest reading

42.00

Hours · observation 2026-09-01, published 2026-10-02

Last 24 observations.

Signal

+1.01

Reassuring. It holds the probability down.

Use
In model: block 2 score
Model input
change from the previous period
Direction
A falling value raises recession risk.

Where it fits

Labor Market: Detect the income-to-consumption feedback loop that turns a slowdown into a recession. The model averages the standardised signals in each block into a block score, then combines the twelve block scores in a probit. Today the 12-block model reads 1.6%.

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