MEDIA ADVISORY
Contact:
Rob Knapp
Kenan Institute External Affairs Associate
919.962.8853
Rob_Knapp@kenan-flagler.unc.edu
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Employment numbers have remained strong recently even as other economic indicators have faltered. We’ll discuss whether the trend continues when the Kenan Institute’s economic briefing returns at 9 a.m. EDT this Friday, Aug. 5, after the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its monthly jobs report.
The economy has contracted for two consecutive quarters, which many consider a technical recession, but the employment numbers to date suggest otherwise. Chief Economist Gerald Cohen will provide an update on the jobs figures and the overall economic picture, in addition to taking your questions.
Various experts from the institute will appear in the coming months and offer insights from their areas of specialization. The briefings will occur on the morning that the employment report is released, usually the first Friday of each month.
You’re invited to join via Zoom (registration details below) and welcome to submit any questions you would like to be addressed to External Affairs Associate Rob Knapp.
You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Aug. 5, 2022, 9 a.m. EDT (U.S. and Canada)
Topic: Economic Briefing: Recession? The Job Market Will Tell Us
Please click the link below to register for the webinar:
https://kenan-flagler.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IEtGqkBfRe6CmoTd8w5S4A
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The Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise develops and promotes innovative, market-based solutions to vital economic issues. With the belief that private enterprise is the cornerstone of a prosperous and free society, the institute fosters the entrepreneurial spirit to stimulate economic prosperity and improve the lives of people in North Carolina, across the country and around the world. Learn more at kenaninstitute.unc.edu.