"The claims number is not that bad."
Unless you are unfortunate enough to be one of the 365,000.
Posted on 08/02/2012 6:53:17 AM PDT by traumer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits rose less than expected last week, but the data continues to be influenced by distortions from seasonal auto shutdowns.
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 8,000 to a seasonally adjusted 365,000, the Labor Department said on Thursday. The prior week's figure was revised up to 357,000 from the previously reported 353,000.
"The claims number is not that bad. There does seem to be some difficulty dealing with the seasonals this time of year whether it's auto plant closures or lack thereof," said Cary Leahey, a senior economist at Decision Economics in New York.
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast claims rising to 370,000 last week. The four-week moving average for new claims, a better measure of labor market trends, fell 2,750 to 365,500, the lowest in four months.
Temporary plant shutdowns by automakers for annual retooling cause wide swings in claims data in July, which makes it difficult to get a clear picture of the labor market's health.
The model used by the government to smooth the numbers for typical seasonal patterns has trouble anticipating the timing of the temporary closures and in addition, some automakers kept production lines running in July.
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LOLOLOL...all the Freepers will be drunk today...we better stay off the road today, boys.
Soooo in the tank for Zero. “Rose LESS than expected?” Come on. They ROSE!
Since day one, it was obvious to many on this forum that comrade zero was tanking the economy on purpose, whilst feathering the nests of the cronies that put him there. Now all the vaunted economists and pundits are scratching their heads saying “it wasn’t supposed to be like this”. Yes it was, in fact the plan came together splendidly.
no worries, they’ll be revised up later...like they always are
“Unexpectedly”
Their favorite spin word.
Reuters is the worst tool. It’s even worse than AP, or even the NYT. That’s saying a lot.
If the writers at Reuters had their way, we’d all be living in East Germany, or Sweden.
Only in “0bammy world” is a worsening of the jobs picture worthy of a glowing headline.
“The claims number is not that bad.” said Cary Leahey, a senior economist at Decision Economics in New York.
I guess not if you compare it to every week for the last three years which have all been in this general territory.
“The claims number is not that bad.....’
The private sector is doing F - I - N - E
Even the media isn’t able to spin the stats that hard enough to keep the key words out of the title any more. Notice also lack of the ‘unexpectedly rose’ phrasing, too.
"Hey, Vegas had us losing this game by 35 points, but we only lost by two...WOOHOO!!! What a great victory!!"
MSM, your slip is showing..
This article is so very....Soviet.
Maybe the same writer does a weekly feature on cooking in North Korea.
Had claims dropped, I’m sure they would have said they unexpectedly fell.
"The claims number is not that bad."
Unless you are unfortunate enough to be one of the 365,000.
This is all they have left.
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