The number of initial jobless claims beat expectations again, coming in at 323,000. In this new normal economy this is considered good news. The number of Americans filing claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly dropped last week to the lowest level…
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324K Initial Jobless Claims
by Lonely Conservative • • 3 Comments
Initial jobless claims came in at 324,000, which is an considered great news in this new normal economy. Except that it’s not really all that great. Applications for unemployment insurance payments fell 18,000 to 324,000 in the week ended April…
Happy Thursday – Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Fell For A Change
by Lonely Conservative • • 2 Comments
There’s finally a wee little bit of good news on a Thursday morning. Initial jobless claims unexpectedly fell! “Only” 346,000 American workers lost their jobs. Yay! The number of people who filed for unemployment assistance in the U.S. fell more-than-expected…
Initial Jobless Claims Rise More Than Expected
by Lonely Conservative • • 4 Comments
It’s Thursday, and you know what that means. The government released initial jobless claims data, and jobless claims have risen again. Of course, the numbers released last week have been revised upward. Shocking news, I know. In the week ending…
In The Obama Economy 344,000 Initial Jobless Claims Is Good News
by Lonely Conservative • • 9 Comments
Everyone is celebrating this morning that initial jobless claims fell more than expected, after last week’s number was revised upward. But only in the Obama economy do we celebrate 344,000 Americans losing their jobs. Fewer Americans than forecast filed applications…
Initial Jobless Claims Rise Again
by Lonely Conservative • • 3 Comments
So much for last week’s “good news” on the jobless front. This week initial jobless claims have risen to a dismal and yet again “unexpected” 362,000. As expected, the blizzard from a few weeks ago is taking some of the…
Steep Drop In Initial Jobless Claims After Government Estimates Data From Two States
by Lonely Conservative • • 4 Comments
I thought there was finally some good news to report on a Thursday morning. Initial jobless claims fell to an astonishing 341,000 after the numbers last week were revised up to 368,000. Granted, anything over 300,000 is still pretty bad,…
Initial Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Rise To 368,000
by Lonely Conservative • • 13 Comments
It’s Thursday, you know what that means. Initial jobless claims unexpectedly jumped last week to 368,000. Claims for U.S. unemployment benefits increased more than forecast last week, nearly erasing a slide in the prior two weeks and reflecting the difficulty…
The Worst Economic Recovery Ever
by Lonely Conservative • • 2 Comments
Did you hear the news this morning that initial jobless claims have hit a new low? Well, that’s because they estimated the numbers from three big states. What a convenient distraction from the real news. If there was any debate…
Seasonal Adjustment Brings Big Drop In Initial Jobless Claims
by Lonely Conservative • • 1 Comment
I’m sure the Democrats and their pals in the media will be touting this week’s initial jobless claims data as great economic news. The number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment insurance payments fell more than forecast last week…
Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Rise Again
by Lonely Conservative • • 2 Comments
Initial jobless claims reported last week were revised from 350K to 362K, and this week they’ve come in at 372K, dashing the expectations of economists again. New applications for unemployment benefits jumped 10,000 to 372,000 in the week ended Dec.…
Study Shows Most New Jobs In America Go To Immigrants
by Lonely Conservative • • 2 Comments
A new study shows that most new jobs created in the United States in the last few years are going to immigrants. They aren’t just going to legal immigrants, but to illegals as well. Two-thirds of those who have found…
Initial Jobless Claims ‘Unchanged’ After Last Week’s Numbers Were Revised Upward
by Lonely Conservative • • 5 Comments
Last week initial jobless claims for the week before were reported to be 372,000 but then revised to 374,000. So now the media can report that the numbers reported this week are unchanged at 374,000. Don’t you love the way…
Initial Jobless Claims ‘Drop’ to 386,000
by Lonely Conservative • • 4 Comments
Last week the Labor Department announced 387,000 initial jobless claims. As predicted, that number was revised upward to 392,000. So today they can report a big drop of 6,000. The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell…