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calculatedriskblog.com - 21 days ago
Employment Report: 190K Jobs Lost, 10.2% Unemployment Rate
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From the BLS : The unemployment rate rose from 9.8 to 10.2 percent in October, and nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline (-190,000), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The largest job losses over the month were in construction, manufacturing, and retail trade. Click ...
Why Employment Might Not Fully Recover Until 2013
moneywatch.bnet.com - 16 days ago
Why Employment Might Not Fully Recover Until 2013
— moneywatch.bnet.com — The most recent employment report shows the unemployment rate at 10.2 percent, and the broader unemployment rate... that accounts for part-time work and discouraged workers at 17.5 percent. With numbers like these, can we expect good news on the ... (more) Why Employment Might Not Fully Recover Until 2013

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norris.blogs.nytimes.com - 17 days ago
Did Unemployment Really Rise?
— norris.blogs.nytimes.com — Employment was up in October, and the unemployment rate was unchanged, no matter what you may have... read. The news looked bad only because of seasonal adjustments. (more) Did Unemployment Really Rise?

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US Unemployment, 2004-09
ritholtz.com - 21 days ago
US Unemployment, 2004-09
— ritholtz.com — Tomorrow is NFP day — and when those numbers come out, we won’t have much time to... discuss much else. So while I am winging to Austin early this a.m., I wanted to share these interesting run of charts, via F lowing Data , showing ... (more) US Unemployment, 2004-09

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Abnormal Returns — ... company debt guarantees.  (NYTimes) Sarbanes-Oxley is about to get “gutted.”  (Floyd Norris also Big Picture) Are central clearinghouses for CDS and other derivatives truly a ‘magic bullet’?  (naked capitalism) Yet another ugly employment report.  (Free exchange, Calculated Risk, EconomPic Data, Atlantic Business ...

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The Big Picture — These are butt ugly: click for larger graphics Charts via RM Chart by CalculatedRisk ...

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