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| New jobless numbers at very low levels |
| 2006-06-15 |
| June 15, 2006: 8:37 AM EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. workers claiming an initial week of jobless claims unexpectedly fell by 8,000 last week to the lowest level in nearly four months, a government report showed Thursday. First-time claims for state unemployment insurance benefits fell to a seasonally adjusted 295,000 [this level is close to the 'labor shortage' button] for the week ended June 10 from an upwardly revised 303,000 claims in the previous week, the Labor Department said. Despite this, we learn from this site: http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/twip/twip_gasoline.html#demand that gasoline consumption is below last years |
| Posted by:mhw |
| #3 The jobless rate has got to jump next month. I mean the whole Get Rove industry is kaput and this has to throw tens of hundreds of LLL m0ob@+5 out of a job. But then they probably were not counted in the employment statistics. I mean how employed can someone be if they live in their parents garage, collect cans for money, and spend all day blogging at the Library? |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2006-06-15 12:33 |
| #2 Looks like Dan Rathers' gonna be in those numbers!!!! AHAHAHAAAAAHAH!!!!!!!! |
| Posted by: ARMYGUY 2006-06-15 12:24 |
| #1 I blame Bush. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2006-06-15 11:04 |