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.

7,686

-0.33%

Daily · As of 2026-08-31

4.1%

Monthly · As of 2026-07-01

203,000

-4,000 WoW

Weekly · As of 2026-08-22

3.63%

Monthly · As of 2026-07-01

$4.08/gal

Weekly · As of 2026-08-24

$83.90/bbl

Daily · As of 2026-08-25

$24.09/MCF

Monthly · As of 2026-06

Should You Buy or Wait?

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

180.3 index

+0.40% MoM

HOLDPrices stable

Monthly · As of 2026-07-01

178.8 index

+0.08% MoM

HOLDPrices stable

Monthly · As of 2026-07-01

6.66%

+0.01pp WoW

HOLDPrices stable

Weekly · As of 2026-08-27

331.9 index

+0.13% MoM

HOLDPrices stable

Monthly (2-month lag) · As of 2026-06-01

$2.19 /dozen

+2.24% MoM

WAITPrices rising fast

Monthly · As of 2026-07-01

55.2 index

+11.5% MoM

WAITPessimistic

Monthly · As of 2026-07-01

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.