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Unexpectedly! Tracking Economic Data’s Sharp Decline
IBD's Capital Hill ^ | 6/3/2011 | Ed Carson

Posted on 06/03/2011 10:39:27 AM PDT by Slyscribe

Friday’s employment report, which showed nonfarm payrolls rose by just 54,000 in May, far below forecasts and the worst this year. The jobless rate, unexpectedly, edged up to 9.1%, the second straight monthly gain and the highest this year.

The jobs report caps a long and disturbing pattern over the past couple of weeks: Economic data are showing slower growth or outright declines, and it’s nearly all weaker than expected.

(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.investors.com ...


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KEYWORDS: dollar; economy; employment; jobs; monetization; qe; spending; stimulus

1 posted on 06/03/2011 10:39:29 AM PDT by Slyscribe
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...looks like we’re beginning our second “summer of recovery.” They’ve been spoon feeding us and the media this bunk about a recovery for 3 years nows, but anyone who’s looking for a job or actually engaged in economic activity - particularly sales - knows that it’s not improving. The longer this continues, the worse it will get.


2 posted on 06/03/2011 10:45:58 AM PDT by americanophile (Paul Ryan 2012)
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To: Slyscribe

DRINK! Obama's administration is gonna turn me into an alcoholic.

3 posted on 06/03/2011 10:48:17 AM PDT by OB1kNOb (Paradox: To dumb down the citizenry so they won't think for themselves, the government educates them)
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To: OB1kNOb
The jobless rate, unexpectedly, edged up to 9.1%,

Unexpected by whom exactly? It seems the only people in America who are surprised by these god-awful numbers are professional economists, Dem politicians, and the legacy media.

4 posted on 06/03/2011 10:52:15 AM PDT by Lurker (The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
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To: Slyscribe

So how does one get a job as an economic forecaster. Seems like a great, easy job with zero accountability. I guess never having to be right means you’re an economist. Cushy.


5 posted on 06/03/2011 10:53:18 AM PDT by Wolfstar ("If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his friend." Abraham Lincoln)
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To: Slyscribe

The article mentions revived talks of QE3.
Those with ‘access’ to Federal largess would celebrate, no?


6 posted on 06/03/2011 10:57:38 AM PDT by griswold3 (Character is destiny)
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To: Slyscribe
Slumber of recovery...zzzzzzzz.
7 posted on 06/03/2011 11:01:32 AM PDT by JPG (Sarah Palin, driving the MSM crazy one day at a time.)
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The fool claims he created 2 Million jobs in the last 18 months

However thats all he can do. Opps those 2 million jobs ( I doubt it) dried up when 800 billion was spent.

8 posted on 06/03/2011 11:15:55 AM PDT by scooby321
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To: Slyscribe

...more QE on the way, and the young folks are already paying for it. But they’re toughening up.


9 posted on 06/03/2011 12:23:38 PM PDT by familyop (Shut up, and eat your brains!)
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