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Layoffs climb as housing slump deepens
AP ^
| Thursday July 1, 2010
Posted on 07/01/2010 5:50:24 AM PDT by Bigtigermike
WASHINGTON — Initial claims for unemployment benefits rose last week for the second time in three weeks, a sign that layoffs are rising.
The Labor Department says new claims for jobless benefits jumped by 13,000 to a seasonally adjusted 472,000. Analysts expected a small drop, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters.
Greater layoffs by construction firms contributed to the increase, a Labor Department analyst said. Home sales slumped last month after the expiration of a popular homebuyer tax credit. Summer layoffs in many school districts also added to the total.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: economy; elections; fail; obama; unemployment; unexpectedly
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UNEXPECTEDLY!!
To: Bigtigermike
Do they ever “expect” anything?
To: Bigtigermike
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posted on
07/01/2010 5:54:25 AM PDT
by
Road Warrior ‘04
(I miss President Bush greatly! Palin in 2012! 2012 - The End Of An Error! (Oathkeeper))
To: Bigtigermike
Predictably unexpectedly.
4
posted on
07/01/2010 5:55:43 AM PDT
by
Sooth2222
("Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of congress. But I repeat myself." M.Twain)
To: Bigtigermike
5
posted on
07/01/2010 5:56:55 AM PDT
by
pnh102
(Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
To: Bigtigermike
I’m unexpectedly shocked!
Not.
6
posted on
07/01/2010 5:58:54 AM PDT
by
bgill
(how could a young man born here in Kenya, who is not even a native American, become the POTUS)
To: Bigtigermike
A minute ago, the title of this article was “Unemployment Raises Unexpectedly,” but I went back later and the title of the article had changed to “Layoffs Climb as Housing Slump Deepen.” Anyone else notice that they changed the title?
7
posted on
07/01/2010 6:03:37 AM PDT
by
JaguarXKE
To: Bigtigermike
Somehow they will manage to massage the numbers so that unemployment doesn’t go above 9.99999%.
8
posted on
07/01/2010 6:05:16 AM PDT
by
stayathomemom
(Beware of cat attacks while typing!)
To: JaguarXKE
Sorry, the previous title was “New jobless claims rise unexpectedly.” But it has changed. The word unexpectedly is no longer in the title.
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posted on
07/01/2010 6:05:34 AM PDT
by
JaguarXKE
To: Bigtigermike
If they ever get serious about cutting spending, they need to start with the Bureau of Labor Statistics - where everything is “unexpected”.
10
posted on
07/01/2010 6:05:40 AM PDT
by
The Sons of Liberty
(The usurper 0bama regime is a "Clear and Present Danger" to AMERICA! - Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
To: Bigtigermike
They should just copy that headline in the clipboard. Would save ‘em some typing.
11
posted on
07/01/2010 6:06:47 AM PDT
by
Tribune7
(The Democrat Party is not a political organization but a religious cult.)
To: Bigtigermike
I was not expecting this. /sarc
To: Bigtigermike
You keep using that word... I do not think it means what you think it means...
13
posted on
07/01/2010 6:11:44 AM PDT
by
Namyak
(Oderint dum metuant)
To: Bigtigermike
S O B!! I’m waiting to be next in line...
14
posted on
07/01/2010 6:14:24 AM PDT
by
Fawn
(I LOVE Arizona!)
To: Tribune7
When Bush created 300,000 jobs per month it was the worst economy since Hoover and we were sliding into a depression. Obama loses 400,000 jobs per month and it is called a recovery.
And the sheeple buy into this crap.
15
posted on
07/01/2010 6:15:25 AM PDT
by
EQAndyBuzz
(Conservatives are producers. Liberals are parasites)
To: Bigtigermike; BenLurkin
UNEXPECTEDLY!!
It's a little early in the day, but what the heck...
16
posted on
07/01/2010 6:21:08 AM PDT
by
Nervous Tick
(Eat more spinach! Make Green Jobs for America!)
To: Namyak
Hallow! My name is barack hussein obama, you capitalists suck, prepare to socialise! ;-/
Seriously though, I don't doubt they removed the word "unexpected" from a report on higher unemployment. With Reid, Pelosi, and obama in power, businesses failing and job loss is to be expected. It is the socialist way: big government, not big business big economies.
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posted on
07/01/2010 6:25:06 AM PDT
by
ThunderSleeps
(obama out now! I'll keep my money, my guns, and my freedom - you can keep the change.)
To: ilovesarah2012
Do they ever “expect” anything?
The all-Dem-all-the-time media came to always expect and trumpet the worst back in GWB's days, but they still believe Obama might call 'em again and allow them to take him out for another date, their treat.
18
posted on
07/01/2010 6:26:03 AM PDT
by
flowerplough
(Hey, Hillary, hey, Bammy! On Petraeus, you change your mind like a girl changes clothes.)
To: Namyak
| You keep using that word... I do not think it means what you think it means... |
lol...
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posted on
07/01/2010 6:28:07 AM PDT
by
Stand Watch Listen
(It's the 'Land of Opportunity'... NOT... the 'Land of Entitlements'!!!)
To: Bigtigermike
EXPECTED UNEXPECTEDNESS as EXPECTED.
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