Political Economy category archive
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A little better.
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The four-week moving average, a less volatile measure than the weekly claims numbers, was little changed at 270,500 last week after 270,750. That compares with an average of 271,000 during the comparable employment survey period for November. The economy added 211,000 workers last month, more than projected, and the unemployment rate held at 5 percent.
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Not quite so good, but still under 300k.
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The prior week was unrevised at 269,000. In July, filings dropped to 255,000, the lowest since the 1970s. . . .
The four-week average of claims, a less-volatile measure than the weekly figure, rose to 270,750 from 269,250 in the prior week.
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Still not bad.
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The four-week average of claims, a less-volatile measure than the weekly figure, dropped to 269,250 from 271,000 the week before.
The number of people continuing to receive jobless benefits rose by 6,000 to 2.16 million in the week ended Nov. 21.
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Still okay.
The four-week average of claims, a less-volatile measure than the weekly figure, held at 271,000. . . .
The number of people continuing to receive jobless benefits increased to 2.21 million in the week ended Nov. 14 from 2.17 million.
Freedom of Screech 0
Historiann posts a note about events at my alma mater.
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Still not bad.
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The four-week average of claims, a less-volatile measure than the weekly figure, climbed to 270,750 from 267,750 the week before. That compares with an average of 263,250 during the comparable employment survey period for October.
The number of people continuing to receive jobless benefits fell by 2,000 to 2.18 million in the week ended Nov. 7.
Artful Dodgers 0
Dick Polman analyzes Republicans’ responses during the recent debacle debate. A snippet (italics in the original):
Well, first of all, I must say as I think about that question, I think about a woman I met the other day. I would guess she was 40 years old. She had several children. And she said to me, you know, Carly, I go to bed every night afraid for my children’s future. And that really struck me. This is America. A mother is going to bed afraid for her children’s future.
Note how she dodges the question right away. When a politician begins by conjuring the perfect voter anecdote, you know that he or she is in trouble.
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*Job creation rates under Clinton and Obama compared to those under President George the Worst.
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Status quo ante.
Jobless claims held at 276,000 in the week ended Nov. 7, a Labor Department report showed Thursday.
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The four-week average of claims, a less-volatile measure than the weekly figure, climbed to 267,750, the highest since the end of September, from 262,750 in the prior week.
The number of people continuing to receive jobless benefits rose by 5,000 to 2.174 million in the week ended Oct. 31.
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Still well under 300k.
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The four-week average of jobless claims, a less-volatile measure than the weekly figure, rose to 262,750 from 259,250 the week before, which was the lowest since December 1973.
The number of people continuing to receive jobless benefits increased by 17,000 to 2.16 million in the week ended Oct. 24.
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Still not bad.
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The four-week average of claims, a less-volatile measure than the weekly figure, fell to 259,250 from 263,250 the week before.
The number of people continuing to receive jobless benefits decreased by 37,000 in the week ended Oct. 17 to 2.14 million, the fewest since November 2000.
The really big news is that Bloomberg’s “experts” were in the ballpark. I think the last time that happened was sometime in the spring.
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Not bad.
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The four-week average of claims, a less-volatile measure than the weekly figure, decreased to 265,000 from 267,250 in the prior week.
The number of people continuing to receive jobless benefits declined by 50,000 to 2.16 million in the week ended Oct. 3, the lowest level since November 2000.
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Still not bad.
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The four-week average of claims, a less-volatile measure than the weekly figure, dropped to 267,500, the lowest since first week of August, from 270,500.
The number of people continuing to receive jobless benefits rose by 9,000 to 2.2 million in the week ended Sept. 26. The unemployment rate among people eligible for benefits held at 1.6 percent.
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Still not bad.
Hmmmmm. What happened 15 years ago?
“Churls” 0
Gin and Tacos points out that the term, “churls,” is not just about classy (or not). It’s also about class.
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