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Zoom Communications, Inc. Class A Common Stock (ZM) vs Unemployment Rate
Correlation
of % moves
+33%
In sync
of periods
66%
History
monthsmonths · through 2026-05
59
These move in the same direction about 66% of the time
Their swing sizes only faintly line up (~11% of the pattern is shared).
Strong enough to use as a signal — check the stability and regime notes below before relying on it.
On a log scale so equal % moves take equal vertical space — best when one series has grown much faster than the other.
What to Watch
Unemployment Rate moves ~6 months before ZM
Watch Unemployment Rate for an early read on ZM.
Holds in both up and down markets
The relationship is similar whether prices are rising or falling — reliable in both directions.
Flips between sync and inverse
Sometimes the two move together, sometimes opposite. Don't treat this as a stable signal.
Advanced
Statistics
In sync(i)
65.9%
Headline metric
Movement correlation(i)
+33%
Based on % moves
95% CI
+7% → +54%
Likely range of correlation
Pipeline
Pipeline Summary
59 paired data points survived the monthly window.
Raw input
1,255
940
Normalized
1,255
940
Prepared
61
940
Aligned
59
59
Invalid removed
R²(i)
10.6%
Variance explained
Significance
p < 0.05
Statistical confidence
Data points
59
Thin
Time-Shifted Correlation
See how correlation changes when one series is offset in time. A taller bar at a non-zero shift means the two move together better when one leads the other — that's a potential lead/lag signal.
Correlation by shift
Click a bar to inspect. Range: -18 to 18 months.
Selected shift
-6 months
Correlation at this shift
+39%
+7% stronger than no-shift baseline
Unemployment Rate shifted 6 months later. Reads: "Does Zoom Communications, Inc. Class A Common Stock (ZM) today line up with Unemployment Rate 6 months ago?"
45 overlapping points at this shift
Baseline
+33%
No-shift correlation, matching the main time-series chart above.
Peak shift
-6 months
+39%
A non-zero peak suggests one series lines up better when shifted against the other.
Stability
How the correlation evolves over time. A stable line means the relationship is reliable; large swings signal regime-dependent behavior.
Do They Crash Together?
How these series behave when markets are rising, falling, or diverging. A correlation that holds in drawdowns is very different from one that only works in rallies.
Both Rising
-49%
8 periods · Return correlation when both series rose
Both Falling
+34%
19 periods · Return correlation when both series fell
Diverging
-40%
30 periods · Return correlation when series moved apart
Scatter
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Duplicates removed
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Alignment drops
883
A: 2 / B: 881
Series A
Zoom Communications, Inc. Class A Common Stock (ZM)
ZM
Stock · 1,255 raw → 61 prepared
Series B
Unemployment Rate
UNRATE
FRED · 940 raw → 940 prepared
Sign agreement
100.0%
How often both values share the same sign.
Zero crossings
3
Estimated crossover points between normalized spreads.
Slope
0.1190
Linear regression slope.
Intercept
-0.0033
Linear regression intercept.
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