Jobs – Page 64 – Credit Writedowns

Credit Writedowns

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Jobless claims: curiously large drop in unadjusted number

Black humor on Wall Street circa 1930

Average initial jobless claims still stubbornly high

Unemployment rate to 9.7%, 216,000 jobs lost

Weakest employment market since the Great Depression

Unemployment claims stuck at 570,000

Unemployment claims falling faster than in half of past recessions

Average unemployment claims up slightly

Jobless claims: 558,000 for week ended August 8

Revisiting employment indicators for signs of recovery