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U.S. jobless claims turn higher one week after touching 14-year low
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| 7/31/14
| Jeffrey Bartash
Posted on 07/31/2014 7:13:26 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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In other words, last week's big fat lie was an anomaly.
To: SoFloFreeper
Under the Obama regime, bad is good so I guess this is good.
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posted on
07/31/2014 7:16:08 AM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(America is not a refugee camp! It is my home!!!)
To: SoFloFreeper
Last week’s lie can’t begin to match this week’s big lie,+4% in the second quarter.Does anyone believe THAT?
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posted on
07/31/2014 7:16:44 AM PDT
by
Farmer Dean
(stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
To: SoFloFreeper
Well no... looking at the one week number is a bad plan because it's volatile. That's why the 4 week moving average shows a smoother picture.
The 4-week moving average is at it's lowest point since 2006:
To: SoFloFreeper
Funny. I was reading that the government claims the GDP grew at a 4% annual rate during the second quarter and I didn’t believe a word of it. I wonder why?
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posted on
07/31/2014 7:19:02 AM PDT
by
The Sons of Liberty
(I want 0bama to make history - First to be IMPEACHED and REMOVED!)
To: Farmer Dean
No. Just as no one believed the -2.9% in 1Q...
Overall the GDP is growing 1.5-2.0% - just as it has over the last couple of years.
To: SoFloFreeper
Well, this is unexpected.
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posted on
07/31/2014 7:19:43 AM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
To: Wyatt's Torch
Is inflation calculated into the GDP?
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posted on
07/31/2014 7:22:45 AM PDT
by
Farmer Dean
(stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
To: Farmer Dean
To: Farmer Dean
Yes. It’s called the “PCE deflator”. It’s the difference between real and nominal GDP.
To: Wyatt's Torch
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posted on
07/31/2014 7:30:37 AM PDT
by
nhwingut
(This tagline for lease)
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posted on
07/31/2014 7:34:25 AM PDT
by
DJ MacWoW
(The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
To: Wyatt's Torch
And the labor force participation rate is at its lowest since the late 70s. So your chart is pretty much bogus.
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posted on
07/31/2014 7:35:21 AM PDT
by
nhwingut
(This tagline for lease)
To: nhwingut
Show the whole trend back to the 1950's to be more reflective of ongoing demographic changes. The participation rate peaked in Jan/Feb/Mar 2000 and has been falling ever since.
Tell you what, I'll do it for you:
If you would like to discuss why it has been falling for 15 years I'd be happy to do that.
To: nhwingut
And yours was incomplete... I posted one back to the 50’s to show the whole story which yours does not do. I’d be happy to post initial claims back to the 1960’s but it won;t change the fact that the claims numbers are very low especially considering record private employment levels.
To: Wyatt's Torch
Do you have a chart to overlay that which shows govt employment?
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posted on
07/31/2014 8:11:18 AM PDT
by
goodnesswins
(R.I.P. Doherty, Smith, Stevens, Woods)
To: Wyatt's Torch
Call me skeptical....I trust next to NOTHING put out by Team Obama.
To: SoFloFreeper
Every statistic they quote is total BS. If you don’t count partime and all the millions who have fallen off the unemployment rolls its about 18% unemployment.
Just like the lie that the GDP grew 4% in the second quarter. Its all a lie. In a couple of weeks the revised GDP numbers will be quietly released and the growth will be zero. Who even listens to it anymore?
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posted on
07/31/2014 8:20:25 AM PDT
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
To: goodnesswins
Here is government employment by type:
To: SoFloFreeper
I understand the skepticism. Unfortunately there are no other sources of data.
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