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Thu Feb 9, 2012, 01:30 PM

Feb 2012

at my office have seemed to be less than this time last year.

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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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