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Let's hope this is a sign of things to come. If only we can remove silly uncertainties in the market like the debt ceiling nonsense. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/17/us-usa-economy-idUSBRE90E0KL20130117

Another good month as far as the BLS unemployment figure goes. The jobless rate dropped to 8.3% for January with an increase of 243,000 in NFP. The number generally beat expectations. source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/03/us-usa-economy-idUSTRE7BM0AB20120203

Nonfarm payrolls increased by 200,000 beating economist expectations of 150,000. The unemployment rate dropped from 8.7% to 8.5%. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/06/us-usa-economy-idUSTRE7BM0AB20120106

The number of jobless claim filings rose to 484,000 last week, making it the highest increase in the past six months. The number was unexpected by many and provides a grim outlook for the economy. source: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65M2WK20100812 Thoughts?

New claims for unemployment benefits surged this past week, growing by over 30,000 from the previous week. The numbers were a lot larger than predictions, but some are saying not to look into it too much as longterm trends and other indicators seem ok. source...

The Labor Department released their monthly jobs report today in which the jobless rate unexpectedly fell to 9.7 percent. 20,000 jobs were still lost in January though, but those numbers are better than the previous two months. Part of the drop in the unemployment number is due to discouraged...