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Initial Jobless Claims Rise 17k, End 2014 At Same Level As In July
Zero Hedge ^ | Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/31/2014 08:38 -0500

Posted on 12/31/2014 6:08:09 AM PST by Perdogg

It appears the glorious trend of decling initial jobless claims has run its course. For the last 5 months, initial claims have oscillated around the crucial-to-the-narrative 300k level - breaking the constant downtrend of the last 4-5 years. Today's 298k print, up 17k from last week, is the same level seen in the 3rd week of July.

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1 posted on 12/31/2014 6:08:09 AM PST by Perdogg
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To: Perdogg

Recovery Winter, 2015!


2 posted on 12/31/2014 6:17:15 AM PST by Bosco (Remember how you felt on September 11?)
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To: Perdogg
Just imagine what the real numbers are like!!!

HOUSING STARTS UP IN OBAMAVILLE


3 posted on 12/31/2014 6:27:58 AM PST by Iron Munro (Conservative Epitaph: Don't Cry For Me , You Still Have Two More Years Of Obama)
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To: Perdogg

What’s zero going to do when the unemployment rate is less than 1% with one out of three Americans, or more still out of work?


4 posted on 12/31/2014 6:30:07 AM PST by duckman
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To: Perdogg

I would bet a lot of these initial claims are in the previously doing well OandG sector....relatively high paying actual work jobs.


5 posted on 12/31/2014 6:41:06 AM PST by Mouton (The insurrection laws perpetuate what we have for a government now.)
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To: Perdogg

Wait till the minimum wage increases and the Obamacare employer mandate hit.


6 posted on 12/31/2014 7:12:29 AM PST by anoldafvet (We need a National Conservative Party for 2016.)
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To: Perdogg

With 92 Million Americans out of the workforce, these unemployment stats are meaningless.


7 posted on 12/31/2014 7:49:00 AM PST by G Larry (Amnesty imposes SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL immigrants & minorities)
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