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Jobless Claims Decrease To 323k, Lowest In Over 5 Years
The U.S. Department of Labor reports that initial jobless claims for the week ending May 4 were a seasonally adjusted 323k. This is an improvement from the prior week’s revised...
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When Will The US Unemployment Rate Hit 6.5%?
The FOMC has indicated that it will continue to employ ZIRP (and likely QE) as long as the U.S. unemployment rate is above 6.5% and inflation remains under 2.5%. A...
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The US Employment Situation, April 2013
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports in its employment situation release this morning that +165k jobs were added in April. This is better than what economists expected for the month and better than March’s extremely upward...
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Fox Nation Explains America’s Unemployment Problem
Not sure how this one got past the writer, the spellchecker, and an editor, but Fox Nation has a telling article headline up at the moment: Why America’s Enemployment Remains...
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Jobless Claims Fall To 324k, Lowest Since January 2008
The U.S. Department of Labor reports that initial jobless claims for the week ending April 27 were a seasonally adjusted 324k. This is a decline from the prior week’s revised...
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The Worst Jobs In The World Matrix
Looking back at the last 2,000 years, Lapham’s Quarterly created the worst jobs in the world matrix.
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ISM Manufacturing PMI Slips To 50.7 In April
The Institute for Supply Management reports that the headline PMI figure from its ISM manufacturing index was 50.7 in April. This is down from March’s reading of 51.3, and is indicative of economic expansion...
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ADP Predicts +119k New Payrolls In April, Slowest Growth Since September
ADP reports this morning in its ADP employment release that the private sector added +119k jobs in April. This reading follows a revised reading of +131k new jobs in March,...
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Chicago PMI Sinks To 49.0, Lowest Level Since 2009
The Institute for Supply Management reports that the business barometer metric of its Chicago PMI survey decreased to a reading of 49.0 in April. This compares to a print of 52.4 last...
