dmallind
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Thu Apr-22-10 10:38 AM
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Initial claims SURGE downwards (24K from last week) |
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Edited on Thu Apr-22-10 10:38 AM by dmallind
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Beetwasher
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Thu Apr-22-10 10:41 AM
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1. Well, I'd Call It A "Precipitous Drop" |
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Thu Apr-22-10 10:43 AM
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3. True - I was thinking of using my own suggestion from the initial thread |
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and going with "plummet". But I thought simply using the same word with a different direction made the point clearer.
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Thu Apr-22-10 10:42 AM
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2. In Iraq a surge was ony 20,000. So 24, 000 is a surge + 20% n/t |
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Thu Apr-22-10 10:44 AM
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4. "Claimants receiving extended benefits declined by 508,187" That's MASSIVE. |
dmallind
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Thu Apr-22-10 10:49 AM
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5. Gotta be honest was just thinking of initial claims data. Good catch! |
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Now of course we have to dig a bit deeper to see if they ran out or got off!
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Thu Apr-22-10 10:52 AM
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6. "The drop was not due to employment gains." |
dmallind
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Thu Apr-22-10 07:20 PM
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10. if only 200k were excluded it had yo be partially at least |
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Thu Apr-22-10 10:55 AM
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7. That's because the law expired giving them the benefits. |
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Thu Apr-22-10 11:00 AM
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8. Only 200k were attributed to that. That leave over 300k due to the job market. |
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Thu Apr-22-10 12:17 PM
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9. Another day and another bit of good economic news |
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now doubt about it the Economy is starting to take off!:woohoo:
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