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Challenger Weighs In On Jobs
May 6th, 2011
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Econintersect: Econintersect's more conservative view of the BLS jobs report (analysis here) should be balanced against a more optimistic view by global outplacement agency Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. Chief Executive Officer John A. Challeng… more »
USA Productivity Improved 2.6% 4Q/2010
March 3rd, 2011
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Econintersect: Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased at a 2.6 percent annual rate during the fourth quarter of 2010, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This was the "revised" release for the 4Q2011. Econintersect was h… more »
Fewer Employed but Unemployment Rate Drops Significantly
February 4th, 2011
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In the past four months employment has declined by 55,000 but the unemployment rate has not gone up - it has dropped from 9.6% to 9.0%! more »
BLS Revises 2010 Non-Farms Payrolls Down by 215,000
February 4th, 2011
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The BLS has adjusted 2010 total non-farms payrolls down by 215,000 in their annual update revision for the preceeding year. more »
GDP Up on Growth in Personal Consumption - But Disappoints
Real gross domestic product -- the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States -- increased at an annual rate of 3.2% in the fourth quarter of 2010. The growth was driven by personal consumption expenditures. more »
