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28 Oct 2010 10:36

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Biz: In this post, we try to find silver lining in mediocre jobless numbers

  • good New jobless claims this week are at their lowest number in about three months. Not great, but a definite improvement!
  • better Continuing jobless claims fell to their lowest level since late 2008. Hopefully that keeps up so we can stop complaining. source

03 Oct 2010 11:37

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U.S.: Nevada is stuck in the abyss of recession with no way out

  • 3.8% the state’s unemployment numbers a decade ago – pretty good, right?
  • 14.4% the state’s jobless numbers now – and it’s even worse when you get to Las Vegas
  • 44 number of months the state has led the country in foreclosure numbers – nearly four years source