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Time to Remove the "L" from "BLS"
globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com - 4/4/2009
Time to Remove the "L" from "BLS"
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For seven consecutive months the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has revised downward, prior job loss data. The New York Times mentioned this on March 6 in Will Job Numbers Keep Being Revised Down? Robert Barbera, the chief economist of ITG, points out a more disturbing trend: The Labor ...
Part Time for Economic Reasons Hits 9 Million
calculatedriskblog.com - 4/4/2009
Part Time for Economic Reasons Hits 9 Million
— calculatedriskblog.com — From the BLS report : In March, the number of persons working part time for economic reasons... (some-times referred to as involuntary part-time workers) climbed by 423,000 to 9.0 million. Click on graph for larger image in new window. Not only has ... (more) Part Time for Economic Reasons Hits 9 Million

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