And oh, by the way, the number of new jobless claimed dropped again.

[Clio the Leo]

.... to the lowest level since September 2008. While the first two weeks of December weren't as good as I would have liked to have seen, here's hoping we'll end the month on a high note ... or a low note rather. :)

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aWQSgTIMRbv8&pos=2

[Kahuna]

1. The Prez will be able to use the good news for his SOTU Speech.

:toast:

[Lerkfish]

2. you mean like it did last time, until they released the real figures and it didn't?

america has a very short memory span

[Clio the Leo]

5. No, not like that.....

..... not like your imaginary scenario that you aren't providing a link for.

Maybe you're thinking of this....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=433&topic_id=42688

[Lerkfish]

14. nope, sorry

I"m thinking of when they claimed jobs losses had slowed and then had to admit they'd actually sped up.

I'm not the one using my imagination at this point, sadly.

[Clio the Leo]

16. lol, oh is that what "they" said.....

.... good to know. ;)

[DrToast]

20. www.they.gov

[Clio the Leo]

22. No, not .gov it's .bs. :-) NT

[Zynx]

21. I'm not exactly sure what you're talking about, but the trend in claims has been

nothing but sharply down since May. You cannot deny that and I dare you to try.

[FreakinDJ]

3. Sorry little Doom and Gloomer - SALES are UP

If your a short seller - YOU LOOSE

Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Retail sales and consumer confidence in the U.S. increased more than forecast, indicating that economic growth is picking up as the new year approaches.

Sales climbed 1.3 percent in November, more than double the 0.6 percent median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists, a Commerce Department report showed today. The Reuters/University of Michigan preliminary index of consumer sentiment for December rose to 73.4 from 67.4 the month before.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aLdAOm6kbtEU

Retail sales of new cars and trucks in Dallas-Fort Worth in November increased 5 percent over the same month a year ago, according to monthly registration data compiled by Freeman Publishers of Dallas.

http://www.star-telegram.com/business/story/1851529.html

[Clio the Leo]

6. I work in retail, on comission....

.... in an industry who's business is slowest in December.

I've made more money this month than I made the last three Decembers.

[FreakinDJ]

7. Read it and Weap Doom and Gloomers - Report from the Trenches

[Kahuna]

8. The longer people are able to hold on to their jobs, the more confidence they

gain. The more confidence they gain, the more they spend. It's a no-brainer, really.

[Clio the Leo]

10. The more they spend, the more I spend......

.... the American shoe industry is NOT going to go under if Barack Obama and I have anything to do with it. ;)

[Kahuna]

11. The American shoe industry is NOT going under if KAHUNA has

anything to do with it. I've been unemployed for 13 months now. During this time I've bought about 10 pairs of shoes (nice ones!). My favorite pasttime when not on DU, is online shoe shopping. :patriot:

[Clio the Leo]

12. Hand in hand, foot in shoe, the President, you and I will help rebuild America!

lol :patriot:

And prayers and wishes that you find a job soon ..... I'll do my part by getting my customers to spend more so we can speed up the whole process. ;)

[JI7]

25. you work in the shoe industry ?

and sales are slowest in december ? i'm guessing they are highest around august/september when students start getting ready for school.

[Clio the Leo]

9. I also made more money in the last month than I made last August....

.... which I doubt has EVER happened in the 10 years I've worked for the company. (Again, we are not typical of retail stores and December is typically our SLOWEST month.)

But I tell you one thing, if Obama doesn't DO something about the traffic around the mall that has been in logjam mode since mid November I am NOT voting for him in 2011!!!! We did NOT have traffic like this when the GOP was in office!!! I dont want a pony!!! I want a helicopter! lol :)

[JI7]

26. the malls are very crowded, i have avoided going there because of it

i went about 2 weeks before Christmas and the lines were longer than when i went last year just 2-3 days before Christmas.

[Peacetrain]

4. I heard that.. we are at the break even point of the start of positive job growth

[LastNaturalist]

13. Ahem, thanks Mr. President. Not that anyone, anywhere, will mention this or give you credit.

[goclark]

15. I join you in giving credit ~

:fistbump:

[LastNaturalist]

17. The secret Black Socialist Hitler greeting:

:fistbump:

[Clio the Leo]

18. lol NT

[goclark]

19. Yep

:fistbump:

[BlancheSplanchnik]

24. I are

been noticing too.

It's slow...that's hard when you're trained up in instant gratification.

[Cha]

23. Good, Clio..we have a long way

to go but this is another encouraging sign we're heading in the best direction.

[ZombieHorde]

27. If I remember correctly, we were told the stimulous package should help with job growth in 2010.

I hope the trend in your OP is foreshadowing things to come.

[treestar]

28. K&R

The economy is recovering.

[boppers]

29. Wootsies!

The company I work for grew 103% last year. Things have been getting better, and if this upswing keep rolling, it might even be better than the late 90's...

..hopefully without the bubble part.