economix.blogs.nytimes.com - 29 days ago
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On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the jobs report for October. Here's what to look for.
newdeal20.org - 23 days ago
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newdeal20.org —
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 ...
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Navigating the Jobs Crisis: Time for a New ‘New Deal’ ...
crossingwallstreet.com - 29 days ago
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crossingwallstreet.com —
Ugh! Today’s jobs report was ugly. Hideous. The
nation’s unemployment rate is now up to 10.2% which...
is the highest in 26 years. Even though the economy may be growing, we’re not creating jobs. Here are some stats to consider. Over the past two ...
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Today’s Jobs Report
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - 11/2/2009
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krugman.blogs.nytimes.com —
At this rate, we wouldn't reach anything that
feels like full employment until well into the second...
Palin administration.
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Growth and jobs
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Employment Report Preview
Calculated Risk —
See the poll in the right sidebar ... Catherine Rampell at the NY Times Economix offers a Jobs Report Preview Ms. Rampell suggests three things to look for: 1) The unemployment rate may hit 10 percent. ... 2) Job losses continue to mount, but more slowly. ... 3) Hours worked stagnate. There will be many more interesting details such as the employment-population ratio, part time workers, how many people are unemployed more than 26 weeks (for unemployment benefits), and how many part time workers were hired for seasonal retail jobs ...
The Way We Were
Lawrance G. Lux —
... We might find some relationship to the later 1980s in this Job Report, which reminds of the activity of the previous Period. Economists then proclaimed success because the Job losses were decreasing month over month. The Workweek was also set artificially low at least in the Midwest; I am thinking it somewhere reached less than 30 hrs per Week in the great Reagan Period after the Tax upscale; before it was an absolute lack of Jobs in the early Reagan years. Remember that I have the most faulty Memory in the blogging community. The difference was the desire for additional Tax ...
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Stocks Trade Lower After Jobs Data Disappoints Investors —
In The Money
This morning's jobs report was weaker than expected. I have been saying that the incoming economic data will continue to be lumpy, and that we should not expect a smooth upward trajectory of improvement. The payrolls report showed the economy lost 190,000 jobs (vs. -175,000 consensus). The ...
Today’s Jobs Report —
CrossingWallStreet.com
Ugh! Today’s jobs report was ugly. Hideous.
The nation’s unemployment rate is now up to 10.2% which is the highest in 26 years. Even though the economy may be growing, we’re not creating jobs. Here are some stats to consider. Over the past two years, the number of unemployed has jumped by ...
Before the bell: Futures higher ahead of jobs report —
BloggingStocks
U.S. stock futures were higher Friday morning, continuing Thursday's strong performance and nearing two-week highs. All eyes this morning will turn to the government's jobs report. While there have been signs of growth and recovery in the economy, the labor market has been one of the biggest ...
Report: RealNetworks Lays Off 70 —
Xconomy
Layoffs , Jobs , digital media
Gregory T. Huang wrote:
Seattle-based RealNetworks is cutting 4 percent of its worldwide staff today, about 70 out of 1,700 jobs, according to All Things Digital . The report cites the economic downturn and cost-cutting as reasons for the move. Last ...
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