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2011-08-18 Economy

Weekly initial jobless claims go up 9,000 ... unexpectedly!

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Posted by DarthVader 2011-08-18 12:05|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 RTWT- Ed does a good job of skewering Reuters with simple, easy-to-understand facts.

Posted by Free Radical 2011-08-18 13:47|| 2011-08-18 13:47|| Front Page Top

#2 IOW the variations of the last few weeks are just statistical noise with no long term change to speak of. Still piss poor job growth.

Posted by tipover 2011-08-18 16:46|| 2011-08-18 16:46|| Front Page Top

#3 As The Professor says each time they publish "lowered" jobless numbers - wonder how much they'll be quietly revised upward next week?

Posted by Barbara 2011-08-18 18:58|| 2011-08-18 18:58|| Front Page Top

#4 The numbers do not include those who give up looking for work each week. If I read correctly, the total number employed continues to decline.

Posted by Glenmore 2011-08-18 19:43|| 2011-08-18 19:43|| Front Page Top

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