Posted on 05/20/2010 9:14:23 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON (AFP) – New US unemployment claims have risen for the first time in five weeks according to a report published Thursday, fueling concerns that a key cog of the US recovery is faltering.
The Labor Department said initial jobless claims totalled 471,000 in the week ending May 15, up 25,000 or 5.6 percent from the prior week's revised figure of 446,000.
The figure was higher than the average analyst forecast of a drop to 439,000 new claims.
"The move was completely opposite of expectations," said Jeffrey Rosen, an economist with Briefing.com.
The rise was a hammer blow to hopes that the US job market was finally on the mend.
"The strengthening of the labor market is a myth, or at least that is what the latest piece of data from the Department of Labor would suggest," Rosen said.
"Quite simply, firms really did increase the number of workers they laid-off during the week."
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
Unexpected!
*drink*
Who th’ hell is surprised??
US President Barack Obama (R) orders buffalo wings at Duff's Famous Wings in Buffalo, New York. The US economy is "heading in the right direction," President Barack Obama said Thursday after official data showed new claims for unemployment benefits fell for the fourth week in a row. (AFP/Jim Watson)
How many times do these “experts” need to be surprised before they’re not experts any more?
laser-focused .. Priority #1.. Jobs!
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi chat before Mexican President Felipe Calderon arrives to address a joint meeting of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington May 20, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)
Are Dems giving the private sector incentive to absorb these workers?
Nope. Expect jobless claims to increase.
On a first glance I thought it said, "Rosen, an economist with BARFING.com"...
This entire article must be a terrible mistake because
according to this MSM rag, only a month ago ...
“unexpected” my arse. How the hell can jobs be restored when just about everything you buy is not made in the USA. Green jobs, stimulus and tax cuts are illusions. We have to make more of what we import to restore jobs and retain dollars. The jobs economy is a bipartisan failure in Washington. No wonder the country is rebelling against the do-nothing PAC financed leaders.
For Oboymo the right direction is down the tubes.
Obama didn’t get enough Wagu beef last night?! /s
I think Michelle MyBelle had better get a leash on Obama’s eating habits before she lectures the rest of us. She could also work on that smoking habit. LEAVE US ALONE!
Honestly...what F’n planet do these horses patooties live on? Unexpected my #SS!! Any objective thinker, knowing elementary economics, and with two functioning neuronal synapses, should be able to do this equation.
Definite proof that an Ivy League “Education”, as with most other things liberal, is anything but.
Won’t get any better anytime soon. The market is about to be flooded with undergrads and high school students looking for summer work and graduates looking for full time work.
Will the graduates count as unemployed since they haven’t been working?
Unexpected ...
Drink ...
(hic)
Lovetron?
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I wonder, regarding that chart, what happened after December. There was a good trend up to that point.
Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!
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