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.

6,583

+0.11%

Daily · As of 2026-04-02

4.3%

Monthly · As of 2026-03-01

202,000

-9,000 WoW

Weekly · As of 2026-03-28

3.64%

Monthly · As of 2026-03-01

$3.99/gal

Weekly · As of 2026-03-30

$104.69/bbl

Daily · As of 2026-03-30

$13.94/MCF

Monthly · As of 2026-01

Should You Buy or Wait?

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

180.6 index

-0.38% MoM

HOLDPrices stable

Monthly · As of 2026-02-01

179.3 index

+0.04% MoM

HOLDPrices stable

Monthly · As of 2026-02-01

6.46%

+0.08pp WoW

HOLDPrices stable

Weekly · As of 2026-04-02

332.2 index

+0.23% MoM

HOLDPrices stable

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

$2.50 /dozen

-2.99% MoM

BUYPrices falling

Monthly · As of 2026-02-01

56.6 index

+0.4% MoM

WAITPessimistic

Monthly · As of 2026-02-01

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.