Posted on 10/21/2004 6:06:36 AM PDT by deep
WASHINGTON - The number of new people signing up for jobless benefits fell sharply last week, offering a dose of encouraging news that the recovery in the labor market may be strengthening a bit.
The Labor Department (news - web sites) reported Thursday that new filings for unemployment insurance declined by a seasonally adjusted 25,000 to 329,000 for the week ending Oct. 16. That marked the lowest level since early September. In the prior week, claims had climbed by 16,000.
The latest snapshot of the layoffs climate was better than economists were expecting. They were forecasting claims to total in the 345,000 range.
The more stable, four-week moving average of claims, which smooths out week-to-week fluctuations, decreased by 5,500 last week to 348,250, the best showing since late September.
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probably afraid Teresa will diss them.
What are the chances this is reported on the Nightly News...or will we hear more about that deadly flu virus that none of us can get medicine for (I've never had a flu shot).
I cant get a flu shot?!?!?!?!
I have never had one but its my RIGHT! WHERES MY FLU SHOT?!?! ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
The MSM would be calling it a "mild recession" as it would be in a deep depression due to the Gore policies.
The President saved this country from certain economic disaster and all the Democrat shills can do is complain that it wasn't enough... After the Recession, 9/11 and corporate scandals we should be thanking the President becasue we aren't standing in Bread lines...
Kerry voters are ungrateful for what they have...
I hope they realize that if Kerry gets in office once he repeals the Bush tax cuts that if they work for a small business or a big business that used the tax incentive to hire that they are going to get laid off, and as soon as Kerry cuts all the government contractors 100,000 by his account that if they work for any of the government contractors or are a contractor themselves they will be getting fired and then when Kerry cuts our oustsourcing of jobs overseas that all of the companies that insource jobs to America will be looking to close those loopholes too and well if you work for one of those your job is in jeopardy. Now in order to keep his promise to Ohio he may bring back some manufacturing jobs but I guess the rest of America will have to move to Ohio to get one...
Bottom line the only candidate talking about cutting jobs to create jobs is John Kerry.. The only candidate talking about increasing the size of the military and the potentials of a Draft is John Kerry... The only candidate talking about cutting social security benefits with no plan to make it solvent is John Kerry... The only candidate talking about retreat and defeat in Iraq is John Kerry, the only candidate talking about terrorism being a nuisance is John Kerry...
Unfortunately my wife was one who filed. Bank of America closed her department. She lost her job after 31.5 years with the bank. Now, at age 58, she starts over.
"HE ALONE LOST MORE JOBS THAN ANY OTHER PRESIDENT IN 72 YEARS." -- ho Chi minh Kerry during second debate in St. Louis.
These things are a blessing sometimes. My wife and I were both unemployed for two years when the telecom bubble bust. We went back to school and both have better jobs than we've ever had before. Hang in there. You'll have lots of people praying for you, and a good President working for you.
TDIDS
Sorry for your situation. My wife had the same thing happen with her employer -- a business unit that was sold from Verizon to General Dynamics (GD bought it in order to eliminate a competitor for one of their divisions) and then was shut down after transferring all the projects from their office to one in Massachussetts. I'm sure you are not blaming this business decision of BofA on W just like I didn't blame our situation on clinton.
We just did not like how they lied to her and her people. They came face to face with them and told them nothing was happening to their department, all was fine, soldier on, keep your heads high, we are growing, going places, next week in conference call, boom! The rumor had been they were only closing my wife's department in Seattle and maybe the Jacksonville, FLA office; but they closed all. Seattle, J'Ville, L.A., Chicago, and Atlanta. Part of BA's 4,500 people layoff. They simply could have told them the truth in the beginning and not lied. That made the people feel better and then boom. In fact, my wife said that her counterpart in the J'Ville office had told her husband all was well, and they made a financial decision based off that and then boom! So, they were particularly damaged by the lies. The butt-holes could simply tell the truth. That would not have choked them too bad. Or, just kept their lying mouths SHUT, and said nothing.
yeah, but you probably can't say this one too many times.
Telecom???? Me too....I'm collecting unemployment since
June and considered "retired" from my
former telecom company (20 years).....The problem with
finding a decent job is that employers don't want to
pay you what your worth so you have to settle for an
$8.00 an hour salary.....I certainly don't blame Bush
for this....My ex company had poor/greedy mis-management that laid off thousands of good dedicated workers...I'm
looking everyday for a decent job and I'm not going to settle for less:0)
What are the chances of that?
Damn!! I work too many hours. I can't read headlines properly after two Guiness Stouts.
I thought the headline meant that some unemployed person came up with a recipe for a new Clam Dip.
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