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Gallup has quite a different perspective on the situation: unemployment and underemployment got worse in December.
Unemployment, as measured by Gallup without seasonal adjustment, increased to 9.6% at the end of December -- up from 9.3% in mid-December and 8.8% at the end of November...
...Meanwhile, the percentage of part-time workers who want full-time work increased to 9.4% of the workforce in December -- up from 9.2% in mid-December and 8.4% at the end of November...
...The increase in Gallup's U.S. unemployment rate and the worsening in the percentage of part-time workers wanting full-time work combined to raise underemployment to 19.0% in December from 18.5% in mid-December and 17.2% at the end of November.
These were temp jobs for the Christmas shopping increase.
And this is a fluff piece.
In the week ending Jan. 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 409,000, an increase of 18,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 391,000.
Gallup has quite a different perspective on the situation: unemployment and underemployment got worse in December.
Unemployment, as measured by Gallup without seasonal adjustment, increased to 9.6% at the end of December -- up from 9.3% in mid-December and 8.8% at the end of November...
...Meanwhile, the percentage of part-time workers who want full-time work increased to 9.4% of the workforce in December -- up from 9.2% in mid-December and 8.4% at the end of November...
...The increase in Gallup's U.S. unemployment rate and the worsening in the percentage of part-time workers wanting full-time work combined to raise underemployment to 19.0% in December from 18.5% in mid-December and 17.2% at the end of November.
interesting part of the gallup page:
Because the Gallup unemployment measure is not seasonally adjusted, it tends to more accurately reflect what is actually taking place in the U.S. job market -- and may not agree with the government's estimate that is seasonally adjusted.
i wonder then who is more accurate and correct in the matter. the BLS or Gallup? Gallup claims to be more accurate than the government, but admits that they wont agree with them because they use different criteria. not exactly an apples to apples comparison of the job market.
These were temp jobs for the Christmas shopping increase.
And this is a fluff piece.
can you prove this claim that all 297,000 jobs were temporary?
These were temp jobs for the Christmas shopping increase.
And this is a fluff piece.
can you prove this claim that all 297,000 jobs were temporary?
Can you prove they were full time permanent jobs?
These were temp jobs for the Christmas shopping increase.
And this is a fluff piece.
can you prove this claim that all 297,000 jobs were temporary?
Can you prove they were full time permanent jobs?
The vast majority were labelled "service" jobs. We have no idea if they are seasonal or permanent. As I already said, we need to wait for the BLS survey.
These were temp jobs for the Christmas shopping increase.
And this is a fluff piece.
can you prove this claim that all 297,000 jobs were temporary?
Can you prove they were full time permanent jobs?
Let's clear up the these-are-seasonal-jobs crap about this report once and for all.
This is directly from ADP's website (uh, they did the report in case you're not paying attention)
Private-sector employment increased by 297,000 from November to December on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the latest ADP National Employment Report® released today.
Now let's add this from the same site:
The data for both reports is collected for pay periods that can be interpolated to include the week of the 12th of each month, and processed with statistical methodologies similar to those used by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to compute employment from its monthly survey of establishments.
Now do you need that explained to you? Anyone?
ADP Employment Report
Now, we can all enjoy this falling on deaf ears and all the ignorant wingnuts will continue their dismissals of the report as if the reality of the above doesn't exist.
The vast majority were labelled "service" jobs. We have no idea if they are seasonal or permanent. As I already said, we need to wait for the BLS survey.
The vast majority were labelled "service" jobs. We have no idea if they are seasonal or permanent. As I already said, we need to wait for the BLS survey.
But you said I was "wrong".
So which is it.
Back up your statement.
Hmm 850 billion divided by 297,000 jobs..... yeah that Obama he dun gut
40% of which were tax cuts.
So..not sure what you are saying. Tax cuts work? Or they don't?
Retail sales were down 9.8% this past December from DEC 2009.
This is a recovery in a consumer driven economy?
According to the MasterCard Advisors SpendingPulse survey, U.S. retail sales were robust in December 2010, with some sectors performing at levels better than pre-recession.

Year-over-year total apparel sales in December 2010 saw its third consecutive monthly increase. At 10.9 percent, this was the years most vigorous monthly year-over-year growth rate, and the highest posting since March 2007. All of apparels sub-sectors posted strong increases, with the family and childrens categories helping to drive robust year-over-year growth within the sector.
there is no data that supports that since the data available shows the increases started in sept and have continued to improveHmm 850 billion divided by 297,000 jobs..... yeah that Obama he dun gut
40% of which were tax cuts.
So..not sure what you are saying. Tax cuts work? Or they don't?
Obamanomics don't work.
Businesses started hiring as soon as the Progressive Jihad on Free Enterprise was halted by the November 2010 Tsunami