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CAPHAVOC

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4. Unemployment claims 0%.

Thu Feb 9, 2012, 10:50 AM

Feb 2012

I don't understand these rates. If there are 200,000 jobs taken and 358,000 jobs lost how does that equal good news? Seems to me they are arguing about which end of the Titanic to stand on when it goes down.

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Jobless claims drop to almost a four-year low [View all] ProSense Feb 2012 OP

Uh oh---Bad news for the teabag/freeper set Kingofalldems Feb 2012 #1

Not just the "teabag/freeper set". As Bill Press said last night, there are some who claim to be... Tarheel_Dem Feb 2012 #14

He is right. demgrrrll Feb 2012 #55

Fact Check Censor-Ready Feb 2012 #51

Interesting that you responded to me and not the OP Kingofalldems Feb 2012 #52

this must be killing the GOP that the job picture appears to be getting better WI_DEM Feb 2012 #2

It's one reason the Republicans are all saber rattling over Iran. Ikonoklast Feb 2012 #5

Doomer Fail jpak Feb 2012 #3

Unemployment claims 0%. CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #4

They ProSense Feb 2012 #6

-358,000 - 200,000 = -158,000 ,explain the good news bahrbearian Feb 2012 #7

Your arithematic is right, your equation is wrong karynnj Feb 2012 #10

Actually the arithmetic AND the equation are wrong. GeorgeGist Feb 2012 #18

Well ProSense Feb 2012 #11

Your still dodging the question bahrbearian Feb 2012 #12

No one is dodging the question. mac56 Feb 2012 #15

How is it good news? bahrbearian Feb 2012 #16

Total jobs available is going down by 158,000? CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #20

Not all of the 358000 Jobs Lost Mean Actual People Were Let Go Yavin4 Feb 2012 #43

And unemployment numbers don't really say jack Confusious Feb 2012 #56

200,000 was a NET gain karynnj Feb 2012 #9

I doubt ProSense Feb 2012 #13

Obtuse "though things are still not healthy." bahrbearian Feb 2012 #17

Not obtuse at all - Things are clearly getting better and that is good news karynnj Feb 2012 #40

K&R SunsetDreams Feb 2012 #8

To prosense and Bahbearian wilt the stilt Feb 2012 #19

I think there were 358,000 people laid off. They filed unemployment. CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #22

A lot of assumption there treestar Feb 2012 #26

Think ProSense Feb 2012 #27

Really confused now. CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #28

You're ProSense Feb 2012 #31

Actually the math for the 200,000 gain is net quaker bill Feb 2012 #49

This is FIRST TIME unemployment claims for a week. But then you have to consider people who FOUND RBInMaine Feb 2012 #50

Actually ProSense Feb 2012 #23

Que the nay-sayers liberal N proud Feb 2012 #21

My Sunday Paper. CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #29

Interesting ProSense Feb 2012 #32

Online CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #35

Are ProSense Feb 2012 #36

I am trying to create my own job. Around here the job prospects are awful. CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #39

Florida's Economy, Like Nevada, Ariz, and CA, became Highly Dependent on Residential Real Estate... Yavin4 Feb 2012 #44

I live in Central Florida. lovelyrita Feb 2012 #47

I am central florida too. I rent thank god. CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #54

A couple of posters here are trying to clarify for you. mac56 Feb 2012 #37

Because no one uses the paper to advertise anymore? nt NoGOPZone Feb 2012 #33

Newspapers are scaling back on the number of column inches mac56 Feb 2012 #38

Did you notice that classified ads shrunk in the same interval? karynnj Feb 2012 #42

Now it is Craigs list. CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #45

Exactly - you answered you own question karynnj Feb 2012 #46

Applications for assistance Puzzledtraveller Feb 2012 #24

Read it and weep Boehner ProfessionalLeftist Feb 2012 #25

Great News Johnny2X2X Feb 2012 #30

And because of news like this BumRushDaShow Feb 2012 #34

Good news. K & R. n/t FSogol Feb 2012 #41

Wow.. lowest rate since April 2008. DCBob Feb 2012 #48

Imagine how much better things would be Bed and Nun Feb 2012 #53

But Obama wants to behead Christians and force me to take birth control! emulatorloo Feb 2012 #57

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