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DrToast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 08:45 AM Original message |
Initial jobless claims fall to 466,000, lowest since September 2008 |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
1. "job growth likely resuming within the next couple of months"????? |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 09:03 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Anything below 300,000 is good. |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 09:08 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. We need to GAIN 100k-125k jobs per month just to break even (expanding work force). |
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Teaser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 09:10 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. admit it: you don't understand this number, do you? |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 10:06 AM Response to Reply #11 |
20. There's a TON of ignorance and slanted number viewing from the doomhaters |
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SKKY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 01:32 AM Response to Reply #11 |
48. From my limited understanding on this particular number... |
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DrToast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 09:10 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. You suck at understanding things. (nt) |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 09:19 AM Response to Reply #9 |
16. Actually break even is closer to 400,000 jobless claims |
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Kber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-27-09 09:18 AM Response to Reply #9 |
38. This number is represents people filing for first time unemployment |
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Garam_Masala (711 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 01:46 AM Response to Reply #9 |
49. Because other side of coin is new hires |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 10:18 AM Response to Reply #3 |
22. TY, did not know that...... |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-26-09 12:40 PM Response to Reply #3 |
31. Actually, 380,000 seems to be the cut off for that. |
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DrToast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 09:04 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. You don't understand that series |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 09:05 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Hours worked will tell us the true story, that has to increase otherwise we're still in a position |
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Teaser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 09:06 AM Response to Reply #1 |
8. WRONG |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 09:18 AM Response to Reply #1 |
14. You are missing the fact that even during our best times of employment, people still lose jobs. |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 09:37 AM Response to Reply #1 |
18. There was a economic group that predicted |
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twiceshy (259 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 10:10 AM Response to Reply #1 |
21. This number needs to be taken in context.... |
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quiller4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-27-09 03:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
45. Because the same article that reported the unemployment numbers |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
2. When you slit a pig throat the bleeding eventually slows |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 09:04 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Hours worked is the number to look at after lower claims,if it doesn't increase then this theory is |
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DrToast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 09:05 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. There's 140,000,000 milllion people employed in this country |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 09:09 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Besides many organizations ar loath to hire or fire between Thanksgiving and Christmas |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-27-09 11:20 AM Response to Reply #10 |
41. Haw many balls can you juggle? |
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Aramchek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-27-09 12:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
42. this was a dumbass analogy the first 20 times you posted it |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
13. Excellent news. The lagging indicator seems to be slowly making up lost ground. |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
15. December will be a steady month |
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Kber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-27-09 09:21 AM Response to Reply #15 |
39. Except retail of course. Otherwise they are waiting for their budget cycle to renew in January |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
17. I agree |
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Kdillard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
19. Thanks. Kick and rec |
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Politics_Guy25 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
23. This is STAGGERINGLY good news |
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PBS Poll-435 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 12:30 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. For sure |
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livetohike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
24. The numbers are trending in the right direction and that's a major |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 06:47 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Yes, they will. |
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livetohike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-26-09 09:34 AM Response to Reply #26 |
29. You're right. The MSM is helping spread the deficit is bad horror |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
27. Actually the number was 543,926 |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-26-09 12:47 PM Response to Reply #27 |
33. I encourage you to look at this table before you embarass yourself like this: |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
28. More |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-26-09 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
30. Where's the beef? |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-26-09 12:42 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. There aren't the negative number was a statistical adjustment |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-26-09 12:49 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. You're not making it up, but you don't know what you're talking about. |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-26-09 12:56 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. It may not be a government conspiracy |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-26-09 02:42 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Once again, the seasonal adjustments were calculated at the beginning fo the year and were published |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-26-09 02:47 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Thank you for the information |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-27-09 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
40. "economic recovery encourages companies to fire fewer workers. " |
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Aramchek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-27-09 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
43. so Obama's Recovery Plan is slowly but surely saving our Economy. Well I'll be... |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-27-09 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
44. We have passed a threshold |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-27-09 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
46. That's great news. But I wonder if seasonal temp hires had anything to do with it? |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-27-09 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
47. Kick for |
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Garam_Masala (711 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 03:36 AM Response to Original message |
50. And Soverign state Dubai just went belly up due to |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:59 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. I agree that Greece could default.. |
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