LayoffWatcher

Economy Dashboard

Live economic indicators updated hourly from federal data sources.

About “As of” dates: Government agencies publish economic data on different schedules. Daily data (S&P 500, oil) is near real-time. Weekly data (gas prices, jobless claims, mortgage rates) updates with a 3–4 day lag. Monthly data (CPI, unemployment, eggs) reflects the prior month and can appear 2–6 weeks old. Case-Shiller home prices have a 2-month publication lag. All dates show the data’s reference period, not when it was released.

7,534

-0.51%

Daily · As of 2026-07-16

4.2%

Monthly · As of 2026-06-01

208,000

-8,000 WoW

Weekly · As of 2026-07-11

3.63%

Monthly · As of 2026-06-01

$3.85/gal

Weekly · As of 2026-07-13

$79.20/bbl

Daily · As of 2026-07-13

$18.17/MCF

Monthly · As of 2026-04

Should You Buy or Wait?

Price trend signals for major consumer purchases based on federal data.

179.6 index

-0.23% MoM

HOLDPrices stable

Monthly · As of 2026-06-01

178.7 index

-0.02% MoM

HOLDPrices stable

Monthly · As of 2026-06-01

6.55%

+0.06pp WoW

HOLDPrices stable

Weekly · As of 2026-07-16

330.9 index

-0.15% MoM

HOLDPrices stable

Monthly (2-month lag) · As of 2026-04-01

$2.14 /dozen

-2.28% MoM

BUYPrices falling

Monthly · As of 2026-06-01

44.8 index

-10.0% MoM

WAITPessimistic

Monthly · As of 2026-05-01

Signals are based on price trends, not financial advice.

S&P 500, CPI, Unemployment, Jobless Claims, Fed Rate, Consumer Prices, Mortgage, Home Prices, Sentiment: FRED (St. Louis Fed)Gas, Oil, Natural Gas, Electricity: U.S. Energy Information Administration

Data refreshes hourly. Dates shown reflect each indicator’s reference period. Daily data is near real-time; weekly data lags 3–4 days; monthly data reflects the prior month.