On Fri, 5 Sep 2008 12:43:54 -0700 (PDT), Carilyn
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>On Sep 5, 2:42 pm, John H
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gmail.com> wrote:>>>On Sep 5, 2:27 pm, JimH
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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, 9:54 am, carilyn.thomp...@
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>>>>>>>>>> On Sep 5, 8:51 am, hk
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>>>>>>>>>>> carilyn.thomp...@
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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
>>>>>>>>>>>>> had forecast the rate would remain unchanged from the July reading.
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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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>>>>>> 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!
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