On Sep 5, 2:42 pm, John H
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>>>>On Sep 5, 11:57 am, LoogyPic...@
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>>>>> On Sep 5, 12:05 pm, sa...@
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>>>>>> On Fri, 5 Sep 2008 07:09:26 -0700 (PDT), Carilyn
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>>>>>>>On Sep 5, 9:04 am, justwaitafrekinmin...@
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>>>>>>>> On Sep 5, 9:54 am, carilyn.thomp...@
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>>>>>>>>> On Sep 5, 8:51 am, hk
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>>>>>>>>>>> On Sep 5, 8:43 am, hk
mypacks.net> wrote:>>>>>>>>>>>> Jobless rate soars to 6.1%%
>>>>>>>>>>>> Unemployment surges to 5-year high as employers cut workers for eighth
>>>>>>>>>>>> straight month, bringing '08 job losses to 605,000.
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>>>>>>>>>>>> NEW YORK (
CNNMoney.com) -- The unemployment rate soared to a nearly
>>>>>>>>>>>> five-year high in August, topping 6%%, as employers trimmed jobs for the
>>>>>>>>>>>> eighth straight month, according to the latest government reading Friday
>>>>>>>>>>>> that came in weaker than forecasts.
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>>>>>>>>>>>> The big surprise in the report was that the unemployment rate rose to
>>>>>>>>>>>> 6.1%%, the highest level since September 2003. That's up from the 5.7%%
>>>>>>>>>>>> rate in July and 4.7%% a year ago. Economists surveyed by
Briefing.com
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>>>>>>>>>>>> There was a net loss of 84,000 jobs in August, according to the Labor
>>>>>>>>>>>> Department, compared to a revised reading of a 60,000 job loss in July.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Economists surveyed by
Briefing.com had forecast a loss of 75,000 jobs.
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>>>>>>>>>>>> With the August report, the U.S. economy has now lost 605,000 jobs so
>>>>>>>>>>>> far this year.
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>>>>>>>>>>>> Manufacturing lost 61,000 jobs, while construction employment fell by
>>>>>>>>>>>> 8,000. But the job losses were widespread beyond those two troubled sectors.
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>>>>>>>>>>>> Retailers trimmed 20,000 jobs despite the back-to-school shopping season
>>>>>>>>>>>> that is second only to the holiday period for many stores. Business and
>>>>>>>>>>>> professional services, a broad category that includes industries such as
>>>>>>>>>>>> accountants, consultants and legal services, lost 53,000 workers.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Leisure and hospitality cut 4,000 jobs.
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>>>>>>>>>>>> The few sectors showing gains were government as well as education and
>>>>>>>>>>>> health services, which gained 72,000 between them to temper the losses
>>>>>>>>>>>> elsewhere.
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>>>>>>>>>>>> But while economists generally study the payroll numbers most closely in
>>>>>>>>>>>> this report, it's the unemployment rate that registers with most
>>>>>>>>>>>> Americans when they think about the labor market.
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>>>>>>>>>>>> The jump is likely to be a new blow to consumer confidence, which had
>>>>>>>>>>>> just started to show gains from earlier lows due to declining gasoline
>>>>>>>>>>>> prices. And if consumer confidence starts to fall again, it could put a
>>>>>>>>>>>> brake on spending which in turn would be a new drag on the economy.
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>>>>>>>>>>>> The unemployment rate doesn't even tell the whole picture about how
>>>>>>>>>>>> difficult the job market has become. It only counts those who looked for
>>>>>>>>>>>> work during the month, not unemployed people who want jobs but who have
>>>>>>>>>>>> become discouraged from looking for work. And it also doesn't count
>>>>>>>>>>>> those who want full-time jobs but can only find part-time position.
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>>>>>>>>>>>> The so-called underemployment rate, which includes those two other
>>>>>>>>>>>> groups, rose to 10.7%%, the highest reading since 1994.
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>>>>>>>>>>> Dah'ling, I've been monitoring this group for some time, as I live on
>>>>>>>>>>> a houseboat. I was wondering about you. All you ever seem to do is
>>>>>>>>>>> paste DNC articles and columns here, and insult other posters. Do you
>>>>>>>>>>> have an inferiority complex?
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>>>>>>>>> I read that sometimes an inferiority complex and the resultant
>>>>>>>>> behavior is cause by a small weiner. Is this you secret problem?- Hide quoted text -
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>>>>>>>> It can also be caused from traumatic child abuse, say, not enough
>>>>>>>> attention, or the wrong kind of attention from a close male family
>>>>>>>> member of friend.. If you look at the innuendo harry brings up all the
>>>>>>>> time, he has some real sexual issues.. I have a feeling harry suffered
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>>>>>>>And being a fat man with a small weiner doesn't bode well for him as
>>>>>>>an adult.
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>>>>>> You seem pretty obsessed with Harry's Weiner. Do you swallow?- Hide quoted text -
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>>>>> Oh, surely you can be more of a low life scum than that! Harry will
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>>>>If Harry was ever arrested for public exposure, I'll bet his best
>>>>defense would be de minimis non curat praetor. Do I need to
>>>>translate? I think not.
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>>> I am not defending Harry.......but you are obviously a sock puppet of
>>> some member here.
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>>Wrong Honey, I love on a houseboat in Chattanoga and have been
>>monitoring this group for a while.
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Oh Johnnie, you get the picture!
