mjperry.blogspot.com - 12/6/2008
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Kansas City Star -- In the last 12 months, more than 8 of every 10 pink slips have gone to men. The firings have been so gender-lopsided that the male unemployment rate is more than a percentage point higher than that of women. NY Times -- …82% of the job losses (1.932 million) were jobs ...
bls.gov - 12/5/2008
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bls.gov —
[Accessibility Information] Monthly Labor Review Online Related BLS
programs | Related articles EXCERPT February 1983, Vol. 106,...
No. 2 Unemployment continued to rise in 1982 as recession deepened Michael A. Urquhart and Marillyn A. Hewson T he ...
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Unemployment continued to rise in 1982 as recession ...
dol.gov - 12/11/2008
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dol.gov —
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Dec. 6, the advance figure...
for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 573,000, an increase of 58,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 515,000. The 4-week ...
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ETA Press Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly ...
ritholtz.com - 12/8/2008
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ritholtz.com —
Over the past few years, we have railed
at the prettyfied numbers that come out of BLS...
regarding NFP job creation and the unemployment rate. From the Birth Death Adjustment to the understated unemployment rate, the official data (and corresponding ...
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NFP: Even Worse Than Reported
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This Christmas a man is more likely than a woman to receive a pink slip
The Emirates Economist —
From here. Also here.
The Mist of Confusion
Lawrance G. Lux —
Can Anyone tell Why this Condition exists? Men are always at the forefront–in Construction, in Plant production, and in all Risk-taking activities. Read specifically the NYTimes link provided, especially Jan Hatzius et al, which exhibits the absolute proof that Orders are down, and not likely to revive anytime soon. Many forecasters are predicting that October will have been much better, but there is no real indication of such; remember that the horror of September came only with the revision of the numbers. Companies are slow to report disaster, as they know that the ...
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