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Tropical Storm Isaac boosts jobless claims
Reuters ^
| September 13, 2012
| Reuters
Posted on 09/13/2012 6:31:13 AM PDT by John W
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posted on
09/13/2012 6:31:18 AM PDT
by
John W
To: John W
Who are they kidding? The numbers have consistently been between 350,000 and 400,000 for the past 3 years. Isaac? Really?
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posted on
09/13/2012 6:35:18 AM PDT
by
jersey117
To: John W
What a freakin joke. Anything to make excuses for this president’s abysmal performance. Next, Reuters will be blaming increases in unemployment on Romney’s statements.
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posted on
09/13/2012 6:35:44 AM PDT
by
Opinionated Blowhard
("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
To: John W
Tropical Storm Isaac boosts jobless claims For Obama's Dept. of Labor, any port in a storm.
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posted on
09/13/2012 6:36:02 AM PDT
by
Palmetto Patriot
(2010 All Over Again. Make it happen. Get Busy!)
To: John W
This points out something I hadn’t thought about.
If they permit a person to file for unemployment payments over a storm, then the get to count that person as a “job created” when he comes back to his job.
IOW, really lenient requirements for applying for UE payments is a means of boosting jobs-created numbers.
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posted on
09/13/2012 6:36:12 AM PDT
by
xzins
(Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! True supporters of our troops pray for their victory!)
To: Opinionated Blowhard; Palmetto Patriot
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posted on
09/13/2012 6:37:05 AM PDT
by
xzins
(Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! True supporters of our troops pray for their victory!)
To: John W
I would think all the cleanup would create jobs.
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posted on
09/13/2012 6:37:21 AM PDT
by
KansasGirl
("If you have a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen."--B. Hussein Obama)
To: John W
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posted on
09/13/2012 6:38:49 AM PDT
by
EGPWS
(Trust in God, question everyone else)
To: John W
Bush's Isaac's fault.
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posted on
09/13/2012 6:39:15 AM PDT
by
The Iceman Cometh
(Proud Teabagging Barbarian Terrorist Hobbit Son-of-a-Bitch!)
To: John W
Well, Issac had something to do with it. Also, with the start of football season, the NFL teams had to trim down their rosters, so that added some guys to the rolls... so there’s that.
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posted on
09/13/2012 6:39:24 AM PDT
by
End Times Sentinel
(In Memory of my dear Friend Henry Lee II)
To: John W
In a related item, the National Weather Service announces that for the remainder of the 2012 Hurricane Season, all named storms will be designated “George W. Bush”.
To: John W
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posted on
09/13/2012 6:40:09 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
To: John W
Domestic Storm Obama boosts jobless claims
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posted on
09/13/2012 6:41:43 AM PDT
by
Stosh
To: John W
Storms, earthquakes, droughts, floods, volcanoes, wildfires, tsunamis........maybe God is trying to tell Obozo something...........
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posted on
09/13/2012 6:43:44 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Anyone who thinks wisdom comes with age is either too young or too stupid to know the difference....)
To: John W
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posted on
09/13/2012 6:43:44 AM PDT
by
FroggyTheGremlim
('Nancy Pelosi is a DINGBAT.' - Gov. Sarah Palin)
To: eCSMaster
Karl Rove’s weather Machine at work...........
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posted on
09/13/2012 6:44:52 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Anyone who thinks wisdom comes with age is either too young or too stupid to know the difference....)
To: John W
Per the DOL website:
http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/ui/current.htm
FL, NC, GA, PR had a Decrease of over 1,000...so it certainly didnt hurt Florida or Puerto Rico. And to make Rueter’s claim even more ridiculous, it states that Puerto Ricos DECREASE was BECAUSE of office closures due to Isaac. They had less claims, because the office wasnt open all week!
The states with the largest Increase: Storm ravaged PA and NV.
They really are just making stuff up now.
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posted on
09/13/2012 6:46:39 AM PDT
by
lacrew
(Mr. Soetoro, we regret to inform you that your race card is over the credit limit.)
To: John W
Reuters doing their level best to cover the “ONE”’s butt. Pathetic.
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posted on
09/13/2012 6:49:54 AM PDT
by
mort56
To: KansasGirl
The clean up costs will boost employment, but only when the insurance checks have been cut. It will take a little time for the local economy to pick up, but may show up in the crutial just before the election. Obama will be able to take credit for the bump.
To: John W
Global Warming’s fault! /s
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posted on
09/13/2012 6:52:54 AM PDT
by
mykroar
(October race/religious riots bring November martial law. Voting postponed for your safety.)
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