Posted on 11/18/2010 6:36:50 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Edited on 11/18/2010 6:37:54 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits rose slightly last week, in another reminder of the continued weakness in the labor market.
Initial unemployment claims rose by 2,000 to 439,000 in the week ended Nov. 13, the Labor Department said Thursday in its weekly report. The previous week's figures were revised slightly upward to 437,000 from 435,000.
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Quite unexpected!!
RE: Quite unexpected!!
Ugh! You beat me to it !
0bami shooting for the big 500K
Unexpected Thursday
(Pleasant Valley Sunday - with apologies to Gerry Goffin, Carole King and the Monkees)
The White House Press Corps down the hall
Is trying hard to learn their song…
Serenade the weak kneed Gibbs, who just came out to make them yawn…
Another Unexpected Thursday!
Spilled Oil burning everywhere!
Rows of houses they’re all foreclosed
And no one seems to care…
See Mrs. O, she’s proud today because her roses are in bloom!
Mr. O he’s so serene, He’s on TV in every room!
Another Unexpected Thursday!
Here in Unemployment Land!
The Press complains about how high it is
And the people just don’t understand…
Creature comfort goals
They only numb my soul and make it hard for me to see
My thoughts all seem to stray, to places far away
I need a change of scenery
Ta Ta Ta...
Another Unexpected Thursday
Spilled Oil burning everywhere!
Another Unexpected Thursday
Here in Unemployment land
Another Unexpected Thursday...
“Jobless Claims Rise a Bit”?
Who the heck to they have writing headlines at WSJ, the editor’s maiden aunt?!?
....and miraculously, the unemployment rate is STILL only 9.4%. What a farce, I’m still looking for all those stories about how the President is unconcerned about rising homelessness that we saw during the Bush years, and as far back as Reagan.
Thats just the people filing , that does not include the people that has said the hell with it and gave up for one reason or another.
"Initial unemployment claims rose by 2,000 to 439,000 in the week ended Nov. 13, the Labor Department said Thursday in its weekly report. The previous week's figures were revised slightly upward to 437,000 from 435,000.
This is not the first time they have done this.
This is why Harry wants to push through Gay’s in the Military legislation, instead of extending current tax rates, Employment and the Economy assistance.
Way to go Harry, your still leading your lemmings off the cliff.
What's changed?
Oh that's right, the repubs have kicked butt all over the place.
It's no longer “unexpected” to have a higher number of 1st time unemployed filing.
Now that the repubs have won, want to bet that the unemployment rate will go up over 10%?
Someone probably had to talk her out of saying they rose a “tad”.
Odd, first thing I noticed was that it didn’t say “unexpected”.
What’s changed?
Oh that’s right, the repubs have kicked butt all over the place.
It’s no longer “unexpected” to have a higher number of 1st time unemployed filing.
Now that the repubs have won, want to bet that the unemployment rate will go up over 10%?
BINGO!
And, starting in Feb., there will be numerous stories about the “Homeless”.
LLS
Watch how the free food giveaway at Thanksgiving is played in the news.
REALITY: Initial unemployment claims rose by 2,000 to 439,000 in the week
The number of people SUBTRACTED from the total EMPLOYED == 439,000!!!! ... the "2,000" is meaningless.
We were at 15,000 feet and falling at 630 MPH last month.
We're now at 10,000 feet and falling at 632 MPH!!
So the Propaganda from the pilot and stewardesses is that we've only accelerated 2 MPH toward the ground???
You are about ready to break the sound barrier................
That's the least of my worries, seconds before impact!
Heh. That’s a good point. (Though calculus still makes my head hurt.)
Hmm, I wonder why they don’t put it like this:
“The bad news is that we’re still hemorrhaging jobs. The other bad news is that we’re hemorrhaging jobs faster than last week. The good news is that we only hemorrhaged 439,000 jobs this week, which is just ‘a bit’ more than last week.”
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