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Jobless claims fall by largest amount since July
Market Watch ^ | 02/11/2010 | MArket Watch

Posted on 02/11/2010 5:36:16 AM PST by The Magical Mischief Tour

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - First-time claims for state unemployment benefits fell by the largest amount since July. The number of initial claims in the week ending Feb. 6 fell 43,000 to 440,000. This was a sharper drop than expected.

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KEYWORDS: economy
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To: shelterguy

Well, when people look around them, even bleeding heart liberals, they don’t see unemployment dropping.

When Carter was in there, I thought he was doing a pretty good job, that it wasn’t HIS fault the country was tanking. I was 17 years old.


101 posted on 02/11/2010 9:00:12 AM PST by ichabod1 ( I am rolling over in my grave and I am not even dead yet.)
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To: cookcounty

Nope -

http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rsfc/stadiums.txt

Number one on the top of the list in size, 108,000+ butts fit in the Big House on game day.


102 posted on 02/11/2010 10:06:49 AM PST by Abathar (Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour
Those couple million census workers should make the bottom line look better... for a while, anyhow.
103 posted on 02/11/2010 11:25:26 AM PST by Reagan Man ("In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.")
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To: CharlesWayneCT; TigersEye

The census is hiring what? Two million?


104 posted on 02/11/2010 12:07:23 PM PST by Arthur Wildfire! March (2010 HOUSE RACES! Help everyone get the goods on their House Rats. See my profile.)
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour; All

I am out of work and had an interview today for a database position. Found out there were 14 people interviewing for it. It is disheartening to see so many people for 1 job!

It’s tough out there.


105 posted on 02/11/2010 12:39:28 PM PST by Red in Blue PA (If guns cause crime, then all of mine are defective!)
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To: Daisyjane69

“They’re already down to the useless brother’s in law.”

LOL! Good one.


106 posted on 02/11/2010 1:11:36 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (Save the Earth. It's the only planet with chocolate.)
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To: SoFloFreeper
"Amazing how snowfall will keep people inside!"

Being unemployed has the same effect.

107 posted on 02/11/2010 2:14:33 PM PST by The Anti-One (So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.)
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour

after 2 months of going up when it wasn’t supposed to, it goes down when it isn’t supposed to.

I’m betting that the economy sucks and jobs will go down again in about a month after stores restock.


108 posted on 02/11/2010 2:17:04 PM PST by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who support our troops pray for their victory!)
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To: jesseam; blueyon
"Thank you for your 2 tours off duty/service to our country...Glad to have you back home. God Bless"

Hear! Hear! Thank you.

109 posted on 02/11/2010 2:19:53 PM PST by The Anti-One (So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.)
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour

We seem to be running out of people willing to look for a job.


110 posted on 02/11/2010 2:46:55 PM PST by TheThinker (Communists: taking over the world one kooky doomsday scenerio at a time.)
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To: paulycy

>>BREAKING NEWS: We’re failing more slower. For now.

You forgot “unexpectedly”.


111 posted on 02/11/2010 3:22:00 PM PST by max americana
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To: max americana
You forgot “unexpectedly”.

Oh. You're right. Sorry.

112 posted on 02/11/2010 3:26:52 PM PST by paulycy (Demand Constitutionality. (Hi Mom.))
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To: Old Teufel Hunden

The apparent disconnect between the recent drop in the unemployment rate (and the corresponding rise in jobless claims) can be easily explained. Thousands of Americans who had been unemployed for an extended period simply stopped looking for work, figuring it was hopeless. When they stop searching for a job, they fall off the rolls.
That’s why the real unemployment rate in closer to 17% instead of 10%.


113 posted on 02/11/2010 5:31:17 PM PST by ExNewsExSpook
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour
This was a sharper drop than expected.

Gee, MarketWatch, what was the number you expected and why did you expect it?

Hmmmmm???

114 posted on 02/11/2010 9:51:38 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. -- Texas Eagle)
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Wow! Cool! stats that are 7 months old!!!


115 posted on 02/11/2010 11:01:40 PM PST by NoRedTape (DRILL HERE....DRILL NOW....)
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour
OTH, Snowmageddon could cost up to 150,000 jobs in February

We now can blame, man-made global warming, which was the cause of the severe cold and snow storms. (do I need a sarc tag?)
116 posted on 02/12/2010 7:46:33 AM PST by algernonpj (He who pays the piper . . .)
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