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Unemployment Climbed in 30 U.S. States, Fell in Nine

Bloomberg -- The state and local employment data are derived independently from the national statistics, which are typically released on the first Friday of every month. The state figures are subject to larger sampling errors because they come from smaller surveys, making the national figures more reliable, according to the government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. State totals showed the economy gained 135,000 jobs in January.

Unemployment in the Detroit area, home to General Motors and Ford Motor Co., dropped to 15.3 percent from 16 percent in December, contributing to the decrease in Michigan’s jobless rate.

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Submitted Mar 12, 2010 By: JOHNNY95206

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LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:2,800 Points:425,645 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:40:16 PM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse ronsimonil.... Unemployment figures are lagging indicators of economic health. Expect to see leading indicators such as bank stabilization and greater savings, stocks and bonds rising, retail sales increasing, greater exports, even manufacturing increasing...before unemployment makes a big pullback. We didn't get to this place overnight or even in a year, so it cannot be fixed overnight. If this recession has taught us nothing else, it is States who formally put all of their eggs in 1 basket, depended on a single industry for prosperity....have suffered the most. Diversity in the future will be very important to keep us employed.
Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:31,155 Points:1,258,670 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:08:00 PM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse ElvisHounddog wrote: >Why is the stock markets, oil markets and gasoline prices >climbing? As to the stock markets: Money goes where money grows. Money isn't growing much if at all in the fixed-income markets, but interest paid is money coming in.
ronsimonil All-Star Author Illinois Posts:718 Points:152,495 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 3:14:01 AM Ignore ronsimonil Report Abuse How can we say the economy is recovering when we still have this much unemployment?
JOHNNY95206 Champion Author Stockton Posts:1,792 Points:189,830 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 2:03:19 AM Ignore JOHNNY95206 Report Abuse The only good thing here is that GM & Ford are stating to bring people back to work. We should be happy for them. The rest of it is not so good for the rest of us. The government dose use different unemployment data charts you can find them on the web, But they all tell the same story. There are to many people out of work. There is more about GM & Ford if you read the whole story. [Edited by: JOHNNY95206 at 3/12/2010 5:10:04 AM EST]
Fitwit Champion Author Stockton Posts:1,990 Points:419,480 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 1:29:19 AM Ignore Fitwit Report Abuse From what I remember reading Detroit has the hightest rate of government takeover already, even before all this interference by the Obama administration. That was one of the reasons their schools were failing so drastically.
Fitwit Champion Author Stockton Posts:1,990 Points:419,480 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 1:25:35 AM Ignore Fitwit Report Abuse That fall un unemployment is a tenth of a percentage point.
ED6 Champion Author Riverside Posts:4,963 Points:965,010 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 1:24:31 AM Ignore ED6 Report Abuse I'm still reading layoffs in different newspapers.
EVBuddy Champion Author Nevada Posts:11,516 Points:2,022,585 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 1:16:56 AM Ignore EVBuddy Report Abuse So, is the ecominy getting better?
Ply440GTX Veteran Author Kansas Posts:372 Points:221,630 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 1:14:27 AM Ignore Ply440GTX Report Abuse Heard a lady on the radio lament that in the past 2 1/2 years, she submitted 600 applications for work and not a one of them was interested in an interview with her... My count is at almost 2 years with 400+ apps. submitted, all gov't jobs. This sh*t SUCKS!!!
computernut2008 Champion Author Ohio Posts:1,475 Points:364,270 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 1:11:55 AM Ignore computernut2008 Report Abuse They are destroying are economy and it ain't no accident. We had better stop they marxist now
NotTom Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:2,323 Points:715,215 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 1:01:44 AM Ignore NotTom Report Abuse Again we recovered companies, not the average American
twobroke61 Champion Author Michigan Posts:3,251 Points:583,760 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 12:58:34 AM Ignore twobroke61 Report Abuse hang on folks predictions are things are going too become much worse later in the year
1fulltank Champion Author Buffalo Posts:2,805 Points:541,275 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 12:56:34 AM Ignore 1fulltank Report Abuse Flawed reporting system in that it reports those ON unemployment rolls, not counting those who have exhausted their limits and are now either on public assistance or something (or nothing) else.
theawesome1 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:3,460 Points:770,035 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 12:54:42 AM Ignore theawesome1 Report Abuse GM closes another plant in CLE suburb of Twinsburg, the stamping plant.
mazdaboy Champion Author Portland Posts:2,827 Points:1,097,625 Joined:Aug 2003	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 12:50:46 AM Ignore mazdaboy Report Abuse Better economic times are just around the corner.
findcheap Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:4,473 Points:996,040 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 12:48:37 AM Ignore findcheap Report Abuse it's overall bad
Ltdc Champion Author Long Island Posts:2,187 Points:685,195 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 12:44:34 AM Ignore Ltdc Report Abuse But what kind of jobs are these formerly unemployed people been forced to take?
rickgpr Sophomore Author Maryland Posts:161 Points:147,040 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 12:44:33 AM Ignore rickgpr Report Abuse Yep! Kansas City got a taste of the depression. People moving out! They closed 29 of 61 schools! That saved them for awhile........
jimgraham Champion Author Akron Posts:5,138 Points:969,665 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 12:42:49 AM Ignore jimgraham Report Abuse And oil went up. /\ /\ /\
toyota1999 Champion Author Louisville Posts:5,121 Points:1,059,635 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 12:35:26 AM Ignore toyota1999 Report Abuse Just wait til the states start closing schools and laying off teachers. Where are all these jobs that the stimulus created. All it did if it did anything was to delay the laying off of government jobs.
BIGOILEATURCRUD Champion Author North Carolina Posts:1,917 Points:558,415 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 12:11:46 AM Ignore BIGOILEATURCRUD Report Abuse Figures don't lie, but liars do figure. There are many liars figuring here.
Pozole Champion Author Portland Posts:2,994 Points:581,855 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 12:03:17 AM Ignore Pozole Report Abuse ...no schiest, Jackson, my income is less than a quarter of used to could...
14of45SSR Champion Author Saskatchewan Posts:2,017 Points:445,405 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 11:48:37 PM Ignore 14of45SSR Report Abuse I know unemployment climbed here in February, I was one of them! Last July I could've been one of the people sidebrnz is talking about...I know some people like that too!
RENEGADEGAS Champion Author Missouri Posts:7,324 Points:581,955 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 11:42:11 PM Ignore RENEGADEGAS Report Abuse sidebrnz...I never thought of that, but your right. When the benifits run out, your off the books. Dosent mean your still not un-employed.
speedys Champion Author Utah Posts:1,901 Points:1,544,470 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 11:40:07 PM Ignore speedys Report Abuse I am with you "Saturn93".
sidebrnz Rookie Author Ventura Posts:97 Points:45,345 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 11:31:19 PM Ignore sidebrnz Report Abuse What they don't want you to know is that none of them are really counting the number of people who are unemployed; they're counting the number of people getting Unemployment Benefits. If your benefits run out and you're still not working, you're considered to have "left the work force," and aren't counted any more. If they counted the millions of workers who've run out of Unemployment but are still looking, the numbers would be much worse. Of course, that's exactly why they don't count them.
ElvisHounddog Champion Author Columbus Posts:23,550 Points:937,525 Joined:Sep 2007	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 11:24:09 PM Ignore ElvisHounddog Report Abuse Why is the stock markets, oil markets and gasoline prices climbing?
GMVAN Champion Author Calgary Posts:1,630 Points:389,430 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 11:12:00 PM Ignore GMVAN Report Abuse Thats not much of a drop.
bobdec Champion Author Florida Posts:4,084 Points:800,025 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 10:58:21 PM Ignore bobdec Report Abuse More bad news
RENEGADEGAS Champion Author Missouri Posts:7,324 Points:581,955 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 10:49:48 PM Ignore RENEGADEGAS Report Abuse What does this have to do with gas and oil prices? I guess I should have posted the story about the effects of the flu on monkeys? At least it gave the monkeys gas.
Hunter114 Champion Author Chicago Posts:2,803 Points:452,770 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 10:47:49 PM Ignore Hunter114 Report Abuse Demand for oil & gas is still weak, prices are artifically high. Getting the shaft from government and the oil pimps.
TPlayer All-Star Author Fort Wayne Posts:572 Points:138,955 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 10:38:46 PM Ignore TPlayer Report Abuse So why the rise in oil and gas.... there's no recovery... oil is twice what it should be...
Edtx2009 Champion Author Houston Posts:1,258 Points:260,765 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 10:38:32 PM Ignore Edtx2009 Report Abuse This recession is not going away and will probably get much worse.
Saturn93 Champion Author Salt Lake City Posts:4,043 Points:975,365 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 10:31:54 PM Ignore Saturn93 Report Abuse In spite of government pronouncements to the contrary, we ain't out of this mess yet. Is this the change YOU voted for?
CiVX Champion Author Oakland Posts:2,909 Points:494,185 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 10:31:04 PM Ignore CiVX Report Abuse This Sucks!
grouch311 Champion Author Illinois Posts:3,864 Points:637,580 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 10:30:05 PM Ignore grouch311 Report Abuse don't think anyone is going to be surprised at the rise
runningmp Champion Author Corpus Christi Posts:14,133 Points:1,732,955 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 10:29:48 PM Ignore runningmp Report Abuse I guess the rise in unemployment contributed to the rise in gas prices?