Posted on 02/07/2014 6:50:13 PM PST by Olog-hai
Unemployment didnt just fall to a five-year low of 6.6 percent; it fell for the right reasons. Nearly 500,000 Americans poured into the job market last month, and 616,000 more people said they had jobs. Previous drops in the unemployment rate had occurred partly because many Americans gave up looking for work and therefore were no longer counted as unemployed.
Factories, mines and construction firms hired at a healthy pace. These so-called goods-producing industries added 76,000 jobs in January, the most since January 2006. Hiring by goods producers is typically seen as a harbinger of an improved job market.
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Where did the clown who wrote this get his information? From Barry himself?
Someone I know just left a conference today that was full of bigger league bankers who believe the economy will improve a lot this year - they’re optimistic.
That young mother who got killed by the driver (the illegal immigrant) was saved from the pain and indignities of old age, that’s good per the AP.
Gallup has Unemployment at 8.6%
Please, how about some advice from a few of our local economic experts? What say you? I’m sure that there must be some here that have opinions....
What say you?
It's like Bizarro world!
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