Two weeks of catching up to do... I'll start with the employment report from Friday and will likely just move forward from here (not even sure where I'd start as there was so much noise from European struggles, to Wikileaks, to North / South Korea, to the J-E-T-S winning another two games).
Household Survey
The household survey showed a continued disconnect (and downturn) from the establishment survey with the number of unemployed AND those not in the labor force jumping. The only "good" news here is that teens are getting hired (likely due to the holiday season?).
Establishment Survey
Unlike the household survey that showed a decline, the establishment survey showed an additional 39k workers (though well below expectations). Worrying (to me) is that private sector growth, which is needed to offset likely job declines from the public sector as states continue austerity measures, appears to be slowing.
Source: BLS
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Where's that Job Recovery?
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Welcome back!
ReplyDeleteI want to stay friendly through this mega game between the Jets and Pats. Safe to say NE needs this game big time, though the Chargers losing and the Colts as well leaves us a playoff out as a wildcard.
Best of luck.....not really.
worst of luck to you as well.... lets hope it is a close one
ReplyDelete:) 2 in a row is enough for Jets :)
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