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06 May 2010 10:41

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Biz: Fewer people making jobless claims; workers starting to get lazy

  • 7,000 fewer initial jobless claims
    than last week (it’s still fairly high,
    at 444,000, though)
  • 3.6% increase in worker productivity
    this quarter the smallest increase
    in a while source
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06 Aug 2009 11:19

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Biz, U.S.: We’re gonna show a good number, then offset it with a bad one.

  • -38,000 the decline in initial jobless claims the week ending Aug. 1 – more than economists predicted
  • +69,000 the change in continuing claims the week ending July 25 – we’re not out of the woods yet, kids source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 6 Comments • Permalink

16 Jul 2009 10:39

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Biz, U.S.: Initial jobless claims dipped, but it was a deceptive dip

  • 522,000 the number of initial jobless claims last week, the lowest level since January, although that number’s deceptive
  • -47,000 the decline from the previous week – a number clouded by temporary layoffs in the auto sector that already happened source
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