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Extended Unemployment: Initial, Continued and Extended Unemployment Claims November 18 2010
11/18/2010 – 6:24 am PST | No Comment

Today’s jobless claims report showed a slight increase to initial and a decrease to continued unemployment claims as a continued flattening trend shaped up for initial claims and traditional continued claims continued to trend down.
Seasonally …

That QEII Letter From Economics 21
11/16/2010 – 9:25 am PST | No Comment

I noticed last week that there was going to be a moving of the goalposts when it came to right-wing conservatism and the Federal Reserve. This is accelerating. Yesterday Economics 21 released …

Surviving Unemployment – One Woman’s Story
11/15/2010 – 12:12 am PST | No Comment

The road through unemployment is rarely a straight line
Guest Post by OOYR Reader Angela Shirley
I am hoping that my story will keep some other “laid off” person ENCOURAGED. Although it took 2 years to find …

Extended Unemployment: Initial, Continued and Extended Unemployment Claims November 10 2010
11/10/2010 – 7:48 am PST | No Comment

Today’s jobless claims report showed a notable decrease to both initial and continued unemployment claims as a continued flattening trend shaped up for initial claims and traditional continued claims continued to trend down.
Seasonally adjusted “initial” …

1.5+ Million Non-Business Bankruptcy Filings in Fiscal 2010, 14% Increase
11/09/2010 – 8:28 am PST | No Comment

CNNMoney reports Bankruptcy filings jump 14% in 2010
In the federal government’s fiscal year 2010, which ended September 30, more than 1.5 million non-business bankruptcy filings were processed, according to data released Monday by the Administrative …

Common Sense vs. Academic Formulas; Fed Concludes Structurally High Unemployment is a Myth
11/08/2010 – 11:36 pm PST | No Comment

Ben Bernanke and the Fed have great belief in academic models whether they make any real world practical sense or not.
Indeed, Bernanke’s reliance on formulas instead of common sense is what told him there was …

Envisioning Employment: Employment Situation October 2010
11/05/2010 – 7:18 am PDT | No Comment

Today’s Employment Situation Report showed that net nonfarm payrolls increased 151,000 while private nonfarm payrolls added 159,000 and the unemployment rate stayed flat at 9.6%.
It’s important to note that private sector job creation …

Recovery-less Recovery: Unemployment Duration October 2010
11/05/2010 – 7:12 am PDT | No Comment

Be sure to bookmark the “Scary Unemployment Dashboard”… it’s live.
Today’s employment situation report showed that conditions for the long term unemployed weakened slightly in October while remaining epically distressed by historic standards.
Workers unemployed 27 weeks …

Extended Unemployment: Initial, Continued and Extended Unemployment Claims November 04 2010
11/04/2010 – 7:42 am PDT | Comments Off

Today’s jobless claims report showed a notable increase to initial unemployment claims while continued claims declined as a continued flattening trend shaped up for initial claims and traditional continued claims continued to trend down.
Seasonally adjusted …

Extended Unemployment: Initial, Continued and Extended Unemployment Claims October 28 2010
10/28/2010 – 8:42 am PDT | Comments Off

Today’s jobless claims report showed a notable decrease to both initial and continued claims with a flattening trend shaping up for initial claims while traditional continued claims continues to appear to be trending down.
Seasonally adjusted …