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- Employment: Less Bad is Good
- The April employment report showed that the rate of job loss is tapering off. That's why investors celebrated the fact that "only" over a half million people lost their jobs in April and the unemployment rate was just 8.9 percent. It's like the doctor coming in and...
- Blog posts 2009-05-11
- Unemployment: Emotional Cost Behind the Figures
- Scene: Corporate elevator Employee #1: "Monday morning-ugh!" Employee #2: "I'm so happy to still have my job that I can't even complain about Mondays!" As economists focus on signs of economic recovery and investors rejoice in stock market gains, there's a...
- Blog posts 2009-07-21
- 10.2% Unemployment: 1983 and 2009
- I love this chart from this morning's Wall Street Journal. It's a quick comparison between today and 1983, which was the last time the unemployment rate was 10.2% and the last time I was considered a formidable power forward on the basketball court. ...
- Blog posts 2009-11-09
- State Unemployment Rates: A Small Victory For Little Rhody
- I used to live in Rhode Island, which is why I still take an interest in what's happening there. Little Rhody has gotten crushed in the recession. The last vestiges of its manufacturing base have been vaporized and the contraction in housing have contributed to the state's dismal employment situation....
- Blog posts 2009-11-20
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- Jobs Report: Unemployment Breaks 10%
- 10.2% -- that's the most important number from the October Employment Report. For the first time since 1983, the over 1 out of every 10 American is out of work. How's that for starting your Friday with some sobering news? The 190,000 jobs...
- Blog posts 2009-11-06
- Lehman Post Mortem: How are YOU Doing a Year Later?
- With all the hoopla around the one-year anniversary of Lehman Brothers' plunge into bankruptcy we need a Miss Manners consult to determine the correct gift to honor such an event, what has really changed in the lives of ordinary Americans? The CBS MoneyWatch.com Team talked to a bunch of people...
- Blog posts 2009-09-15
- Labor Day Employment Report: If It's So Good, Why Do I Feel Bad?
- Another Friday, another employment report. The results are in - and the Labor Department said that 216,000 were given the heave-ho last in August, bringing the total number of Americans out of work since the beginning of the recession to 6.9 million. Yes, that was good news. ...
- Blog posts 2009-09-04
- Jobs Outlook: Why GDP Gains Haven't Helped
- Third quarter Gross Domestic Product showed that the nation's economy grew by an annualized 3.5% rate. Not bad, especially considering that we've seen contraction in five of the last six quarters. Most economists believe that the most severe economic decline since the Great Depression likely ended in August or September....
- Blog posts 2009-10-29
- Consumer Confidence: Broadway Musical Needed!
- I have confidence in sunshine I have confidence in rain I have confidence that spring will come again Besides which you see I have confidence in me -from The Sound of Music (music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II) ...
- Blog posts 2009-09-29
- Diane Swonk: What's Next for the Markets?
- Investors may be overly jubilant, but the trend is good, says prominent economist Diane Swonk. She discusses whether she thinks the recent rally is sustainable, which market sectors look good (and which don't), and what could derail a recovery. Swonk...
- Articles 2009-08-06
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