Initial jobless claims unexpectedly increase

Yahoo/AP ^ | 1/21/10 | staff

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The Labor Department said Thursday that initial claims for unemployment insurance rose by 36,000 to a seasonally adjusted 482,000.

[txhurl]

“I can name a dozen who love staying home and are living off the checks, not even trying to get a job....”

Isn’t that the truth....

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I admit I envy them a little bit. OK, a lot.
They lay around and watch cool shows on the Travel Channel, Food Network, etc and cook all day.

But I’m glad I’m not one of them (yet).

[ichabod1]

I will help you eat the bread.

[Personal Responsibility]

I can't believe there were so many jobs lost!

[hoosiermama]

I had to take an earlier than I expected retirement. SO I’m home, gardening, reading, freeping.

OTOH when dad retired at 85 because of his health, I’ve been able to be here to take care of him.

[Gabrial]

“California saw the largest increase in claims, with 16,160.”

Pelosi’s legacy of pain and suffering.

[Gabrial]

“Anyone know how many months over the last 12 that they have used the term “unexpected”?”

No, but with this group of clowns, anything to do with reality is “unexpected”.

[WOBBLY BOB]

UNEXPECTED ping

[calex59]

Unexpectedly. What more do you need to know about how clueless and stupid the dimwit party is. Every month the down turn in the economy is “unexpedted”. What a bunch of lying half wits.

[calex59]

“Unexpectedly” - ok, everyone playing, do a shot!

Sorry, no shots, I am drinking beer but I will take a drink in honor of the "unexpected".

[calex59]

Claims have dropped steadily since last fall, as companies cut fewer jobs. That has caused some economists to hope that hiring may increase soon.

These clowns are so stupid they don't realize that sooner or later the number of new people filing job claims will reach zero, because every company that is still functioning will have laid off all the people they can and still operate.

Their attitude is like watching a person bleed to death and when the blood stops coming claim that the person is alright, not factoring in the account that the person stopped bleeding simply because they were drained of blood. That is what is happening right now. We are almost drained of workers to lay off.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Why? The ONLY want to increase the debt ceiling by $1.9 TRILLION. /sarc

[Grampa Dave]

Unexpected by whom.

Anyone with a function CNS system and half of a brain knows that there have been no new job creations besides filling in some potholes across the nation.

[Terridan]

Well this surely was to be expected, as hiring soared for the Christmas Rush during the Thanksgiving week... guess the sales are over and hence, more unemployment.