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steve2470
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Thu May-05-11 07:59 AM Original message |
New jobless claims jump to 8-month high |
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robcon
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Thu May-05-11 08:02 AM Response to Original message |
1. The word "unexpectedly" comes up too much in these unemployment figures. |
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Fuddnik
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Thu May-05-11 08:14 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Unexpected is to be expected, anymore. |
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still_one
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Thu May-05-11 08:20 AM Response to Original message |
3. These figures are not reliable. The ones to look at are tomorrows /nt |
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Fuddnik
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Thu May-05-11 08:54 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. These are official Labor Department weekly stats. |
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still_one
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Thu May-05-11 09:50 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. I know, but they are extremely variable, that is what I meant /nt |
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pinqy
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Thu May-05-11 10:07 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. That's not the same as "not reliable." |
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stockholmer
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Thu May-05-11 01:56 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. +1 |
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still_one
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Thu May-05-11 07:16 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. absolutely correct, thanks for pointing that out /nt |
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OhioChick
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Thu May-05-11 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
7. "unexpectedly" is getting rather old already n/t |
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zbdent
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Thu May-05-11 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
8. so, wait ... all those "warm fuzzies" that came from the Republicans winning the House |
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stockholmer
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Thu May-05-11 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
9. a nasty chart and a link to the US Department of Labor stats |
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defendandprotect
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Thu May-05-11 09:40 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Any report on unemployment which doesn't reflect LONG TERM unemployed isn't reliable ... |
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pinqy
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Fri May-06-11 06:57 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. There's a difference between claims and unemployment rate |
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defendandprotect
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Fri May-06-11 12:30 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. ... and who isn't aware of that? But ANY report which doesn't discuss the overall |
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defendandprotect
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Thu May-05-11 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
12. Obama's stimulus for economy was only 20% of what was needed ... but for Wall Street 1000% ... !!! |
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