hf-implode.com - 21 days ago
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"An astute reader noticed that the BLS press release says that 190,000 jobs were lost from payroll employment, but the number of unemployed persons increased by 558,000. What's up with that?"
Jobs Report Better Than Expected
bespokeinvest.typepad.com 6/7/2009 — Today's Non-Farm Payrolls report showed a loss of 345,000 jobs in the month of May. Estimates were for a loss of 520,000 jobs, so the actual number came in better than expected by 175,000 jobs. Below is a scatter chart that compares the monthly ...
Working Class Thursday - Show Us the Jobs!
philstockworld.com 7/16/2009 — Jobs, jobs, jobs!
That’s what it’s all about, or not about today. Last week we got much better than expected numbers as Job losses fell from 640,000 to 565,000 but how much of that was due to the July 4th holiday weekend we will see this morning. Analysts have ...
Thrill-Ride Thursday: Jobs, What Jobs?
philstockworld.com 10/15/2009 — Yesterday was very hard for us .
Our theoretically conservative $100,000 Portfolio dropped 6% in one day as we had a farily bearish position into options expiration that I stubbornly refused to adjust this week. Surely, I thought, after running up 250 Dow points from ...
10,000 apply for 90 factory jobs
courier-journal.com 10/14/2009 — In the latest sign of weakness in Louisville-area employment, about 10,000 people applied over three days for 90 jobs building washing machines at General Electric for about $27,000 per year and hefty benefits. The jobs dangle medical, eye care, ...
States May Cut 900,000 Jobs Without More U.S. Aid, Think Tank Says
blogs.wsj.com 17 days ago — State and local governments in the U.S. may be forced to cut 900,000 jobs next year without additional help from the federal government, according to a report released by a prominent liberal think tank Wednesday. To prevent state budget cuts from ...
Navigating the Jobs Crisis: Time for a New ‘New Deal’ Jobs Program
newdeal20.org 17 days ago — In the wake of the highest unemployment rate in 25 years, we asked historians, economists and other public thinkers to reflect on the lessons of the New Deal and explore new, big ideas for how to get America back to work. Randall Wray argues that ...
467,000 Jobs Lost in June, Far More Than Expected
nytimes.com 7/2/2009 — The American economy lost 467,000 jobs in June and the unemployment rate edged up to 9.5 percent in a sobering indication that the most painful downturn since the Great Depression has yet to release its hold.“The numbers are indicative of a continued, ...
Stimulus creates 640,000 jobs
money.cnn.com 29 days ago — White House releases first broad look at stimulus-funded employment, focusing on $150 billion in spending. But skeptics question the number and quality of the jobs.
Lost jobs won't return until 2012
marketwatch.com 10/12/2009 — Alert Email Print By Greg Robb , MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The 7.2 million jobs lost in the recession won't return until 2012 or beyond, according to a new survey of top business economists released Monday. Economists surveyed by the ...
Sprint To Cut 2,000-2,500 Jobs —
BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily 19 days ago
Sprint-Nextel (S) this afternoon said it will cut 2,000-2,500 jobs as part of a plan to reduce labor costs by at least $350 million. Many of the affected positions will be eliminated by year end.
The company said the cuts include reductions ...
Adobe Restructures, Cuts 680 Jobs —
BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily 18 days ago
Confirming rumors from earlier today , Adobe (ADBE) this afternoon filed a form 8-K with the Securities & Exchange Commission stating as part of a corporate restructuring, it will cut 9% of its workforce, or approximately 680 jobs. The ...
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