Google unemployment index...

Google unemployment index...  Once again, a result that I'm not quite sure how to interpret.  As you can see on the 5 year chart below, every November there's a dip in the index (presumably the hiring of holiday seasonal workers), and every January there's a sharp uptick (presumably the layoff of holiday seasonal workers).  But this year, the uptick is much higher than in previous years.  What does it mean?  I haven't a clue, but it's hard to see how it could be good news...