New Weekly Jobless Claims Rise, Ongoing Claims Slow

FOX ^ | January 14, 2010 | N/A

[Nickname]

WASHINGTON -- The number of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment benefits rose more than expected last week as jobs remain scarce amid a sluggish economic recovery.

The Labor Department said Thursday new claims for unemployment insurance rose by 11,000 to a seasonally adjusted 444,000. Wall Street economists polled by Thomson Reuters expected an increase of only 3,000.

[Nickname]

Surprise! Totally unexpected! (Again)

[moose2004]

“..rose more than expected..”

Don’t you mean “unexpected?”

[Red Badger]

...more than expected...

By whom? Certainly not any sane person..............

[rhombus]

Ah yes... back from the “brink”. ;-)

[Nickname]

Good thing we’re in a recovery, isn’t it?

[Red Badger]

...Wall Street economists polled by Thomson Reuters expected an increase of only 3,000....

Where did these guys get their diplomas? On-Line?........................

[rhombus]

Prosperity is just around SOME corner.

[Nickname]

“Who are these idiots who consistently underestimate the havoc wreaked upon the economy by Obama?”

Those would be the people commonly referred to as “experts.”

[Common Sense 101]

Obama appointees and scumbag media sycophants hoping to perpetuate the lie of Zero's "brilliance...

[PLD]

I’ll bet obama is jumping up and down clapping his hands..That will make more people dependent on the government and that is what him and his benefactors are looking for

[dfwgator]

..more than expected...

Drink!

[tobyhill]

On going claims continue to drop because more and more benefits are running out.

[Nickname]

“Prosperity is just around SOME corner.”

Hidden behind a green shoot in a jobless recovery.

[NELSON111]

How many times do we have to hear: "rose more than expected " until these morons begin to expect it?

[GeronL]

two bowls of Unexpected-O’s in the morning is too much... *burp*

[qwertypie]

Another large net loss of jobs.

[Mobties]

One of these days those perpetually cockeyed optimistic prognosticators who are always caught “unexpecting” are going to be fired for incompetence or worse.

I suspect the unemployment figures will be higher that week, but not more than expected.

[LibLieSlayer]

“Unexpected Depression”!

LLS

[KC_Conspirator]

“Prosperity is just around SOME corner.”

Hidden behind a green shoot in a jobless recovery.

Right before you "step back from the brink".