cnbc.com - 5/14/2009
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The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits rose more than expected last week, government data showed Thursday, pushed up by auto plant shutdowns related to Chrysler's bankruptcy. Initial claims for state unemployment insurance benefits increased 32,000 to a seasonally ...
lesjones.com - 5/13/2009
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lesjones.com —
How much worse? This much worse. The blue
lines are Obama’s projected unemployment numbers with and without...
his $775 billion stimulus. The red triangles are actual employment numbers. The actual numbers aren’t just worse than the rosy ...
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Unemployment numbers worse than projected
cnbc.com - 5/7/2009
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cnbc.com —
The number of U.S. workers filing new claims
for jobless aid unexpectedly fell by 34,000 last week,...
Labor Department data showed on Thursday, while a four-week average of new claims declined for a fourth straight week. Initial claims for state ...
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Jobless Claims Fall in Another Plus for Economy - ...
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Thursday Is New Jobless Day
Eschaton —
Still deep into holy crap territory. Initial claims for state unemployment insurance benefits increased 32,000 to a seasonally adjusted 637,000 in the week ended May 9, the Labor Department said, reversing an easing trend of the previous two weeks. Continuing claims reached a new record.... ...
New unemployment numbers surprise
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
And this time, in a bad way. Reuters: Initial claims for state unemployment insurance benefits increased 32,000 to a seasonally adjusted 637,000 in the week ended May 9, reversing an easing trend of the previous two weeks. A Labor Department official said "a good part of the increase is due to automotive states and claims." Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast new claims rising to 610,000. ...
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