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03 Dec 2010 10:38

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Biz: Here are some more of those depressing jobs numbers you love

  • 39k the number of jobs added to payrolls in November
  • 172k the number of jobs added in the less-depressing prior month
  • 9.8% the unemployment rate, which is up (!) from October source
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08 Oct 2010 10:27

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Biz: Unemployment numbers: Same level of suckiness as last month

  • 95k number of jobs lost in September, mostly government jobs
  • 64k number of jobs gained in the private sector, which is good but modest
  • 9.6% the current jobless rate, which remains steady this month source
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07 Aug 2009 09:59

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Biz, U.S.: Here’s some Friday optimism: The unemployment rate’s down!

  • 9.4% the rate in July; break out the two-buck Chuck source
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03 Jun 2009 10:20

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Biz, U.S.: GM’s bankruptcy is not going to help Michigan’s economy one bit

  • 780,000 number of jobs lost in Michigan in the last decade; that’s a LOT source
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