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In reply to the discussion: U.S. jobless claims drop to 41-1/2-year low [View all]lsufan59
(22 posts)8. U.S. jobless claims drop to 41-1/2-year low
Tell that to the over 6000 people layed off in louisiana because of down turn in oil im one of them
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Just think where the unemployment could be if we had a functioning Congress.
Thinkingabout
Jul 2015
#1
Chart 1 shows the results of the Stimulas package. We were losing 800K jobs a month.
Lochloosa
Jul 2015
#59
I think this decline is due more to the baby boomers aging than Obama's policies.
Lochloosa
Jul 2015
#57
No doubt that is a piece of it. I just see too many out of work, underemployed, and on foodstamps.nt
jonno99
Jul 2015
#58
Ahhh ... the RW search for a new metric when the standard metrics don't support their ...
JoePhilly
Jul 2015
#38
Thats amazing numbers considering most all 'laid off' workers can get unemployment &
Sunlei
Jul 2015
#25
Well duh!!!! unemployment benefits have been cut to draconian levels. 1.3 million were kicked off
fasttense
Jul 2015
#26
Idiot republicans will ignore this and bring up the labor force participation rate
taught_me_patience
Jul 2015
#52