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US job creation rate speeding up ( BBC ... Where is the EU on Jobs? )
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| Friday, 4 March, 2005, 21:25 GMT
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Posted on 03/04/2005 1:48:21 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Willie Green; SierraWasp; Grampa Dave
Construction Jobs in Vegas?
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posted on
03/04/2005 1:49:21 PM PST
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(This tagline no longer operative....floated away in the flood of 2005 ,)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
This is terrible. We can do better!
/sarcasm
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posted on
03/04/2005 1:51:11 PM PST
by
mike182d
("Let fly the white flag of war." - Zapp Brannigan)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
I think the US created as many jobs in one month as the EU has for the last 6 months.
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posted on
03/04/2005 1:51:42 PM PST
by
pissant
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
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posted on
03/04/2005 1:53:27 PM PST
by
Caipirabob
(Democrats.. Socialists..Commies..Traitors...Who can tell the difference?)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
"The US interest rate is currently 2.5% after six 0.5% rises in succession since last June. "
hmmmmm 6 x .5 = 3.0 hmmmmm. must be the new math.
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posted on
03/04/2005 1:56:33 PM PST
by
pipecorp
('E must be the king. Why? 'E ain't got sh@t all over 'im.)
To: pipecorp
They are wrong. There were .25% rates increases in there.
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posted on
03/04/2005 1:59:17 PM PST
by
bill1952
("All that we do is done with an eye towards something else.")
To: bill1952
Nahh, you just forget the good old days when we were getting paid .5% from the feds whenever we borrowed money.
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posted on
03/04/2005 2:05:01 PM PST
by
Nate1984
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
I'm vouching for myself here when I say, cross my heart, there is no Less consumer confidence at my household! I would be so lucky to own stock in Dillards, Foleys, Kohl's and Wal-mart!! I'd be a millionaire by now..:)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Well if you read the
actual press release,
you can see that employment actually fell by 97,000,
and unemployment is UP by 251,000.
Does that sound "good" to you?
To: Willie Green
Well if you read the actual press release, you can see that employment actually fell by 97,000, and unemployment is UP by 251,000. Does that sound "good" to you? Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted (1) Willie,
I looked in the chart and couldn't find it.
But I did find this: (the wrap when I pasted it makes it obscure...)
The 2nd and 4th columns are BOTH Feb.2004 and are not seasonally adjusted...
Employment status, race, sex, and age
Feb. Jan. Feb. Feb. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.
2004 2005 2005 2004 2004 2004 2004 2005 2005
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posted on
03/04/2005 3:34:23 PM PST
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: Willie Green
Also, one might note that the participation rate is at 65.6% on a non-adjusted basis. That's a weak number, and year-on-year it's down from February 2004 where it was at 65.9%, which itself was pretty weak.
To: grey_whiskers
I looked in the chart and couldn't find it.It's pretty tough to miss...
Right at the top of Table A, under "Household data"...
The figures for the Jan to February change in employment and unemployment are in the far right column (in thousands)
To: snowsislander
I found this factoid rather interesting:
Over the year, the number of persons who held more than one job increased by 432,000 to 7.7 million,...
As more of our good paying jobs are outsourced overseas, an increasing number of Americans must work multiple low-paying jobs in the service sector in order to maintain their standard of living.
To: Willie Green
...Americans must work multiple low-paying jobs...That's right, and don't forget that something might happen in Iran or North Korea too!
To: Willie Green; Grampa Dave; SierraWasp; grey_whiskers; snowsislander; expat_panama
Willie,....Willie....Jan is a fluke month...
Lets compare Feb to the seasonal quarterly numbers....The Feb 2005 employed figure (140,144 ) is up over the III Qtr avg number ( 139,608 ) and the IV Qtr avg number (140,092|) ...
The Feb 2005 unemployed number is (7,988 ) and is lower than III Qtr avg number ( 8,069 ) and IV Qtr avg number ( 8,044 )...
Looks GOOD to me.....
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posted on
03/04/2005 9:11:55 PM PST
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(This tagline no longer operative....floated away in the flood of 2005 ,)
To: Willie Green
If you go down to non-farm employment things look even better....
III Qtr 2004 was ( 131,731 )
~IV Qtr 2004 was ( 132,302 )
~ Feb 2005 was ( 132,843 ) .....
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posted on
03/04/2005 9:21:23 PM PST
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(This tagline no longer operative....floated away in the flood of 2005 ,)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; Dog Gone
You don't expect me to seriesly help you argew with Willie Green, do ya??? He's as stuck in his rut about the loss of "middle class America" as I am about the SuperSillyously Subversive Schwarzenegger Goobernorship!!!
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posted on
03/04/2005 9:46:35 PM PST
by
SierraWasp
(The Dems have lost whatever "redeeming social value" they ever had!!! Just ask Zell...)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Certainly not in Frisco!!!
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posted on
03/04/2005 9:47:34 PM PST
by
SierraWasp
(The Dems have lost whatever "redeeming social value" they ever had!!! Just ask Zell...)
To: pissant
That's nothing. Germany hasn't created any new jobs, net, in almost two decades. Ask a bright young German what that means in practice...
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posted on
03/04/2005 9:48:56 PM PST
by
JasonC
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