http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070111/..._ec_fi/economy

The good news on jobless claims followed a report last week that employers added 167,000 new jobs in December, a better-than-expected showing which helped keep the unemployment rate steady at a 4.5 percent.


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looks like the economy is rocking and rolling

shhhh... some folks just can't handle good news.

After certain amount of time people that have not found new employment are dropped form this list. These are basically 'new jobless claims'...

cant you just say this is a good thing for america

I always hear this claim, where are these people who have not found jobs? Are they all the ones on street corners with the "Will work for food" signs? Isn't 4.5% unemployment better than 5.8% unemployment assuming this criteria exist whenever there is unemployment?

6.5% unemployment under a democrat somehow is considered "full employment" but 4.5% under a Republican is considered hiding something

I need to take more drugs I guess in order to understand this

Oh, and the other spin I heard was "Unemployment is down, can inflation be far behind?"

Liberals really do have the motto "Behind every silver lining we just gotta find a cloud"

good point nathen.

Not to mention all the Reservist called up for active duty, and their jobs went to people formerly on unemployment.

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wow........................... So you are saying that the war is good because it gives unemployed folks work?

I don't base unemployment on new jobless claims, what is the overall unemlpoyment in the country...no consideration of new or old claims? That is the number I want to know, I really don't give a crap about the number you give.

So now it IS employment? Gee you need to talk to Cat. He doesn't think anyone is working.

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