Comments on: Jobless claims dip in most recent week http://www.creditwritedowns.com/2009/05/jobless-claims-dip-in-most-recent-week.html Finance, Economics and Markets Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Edward Harrison http://www.creditwritedowns.com/2009/05/jobless-claims-dip-in-most-recent-week.html#comment-56381 Edward Harrison Thu, 07 May 2009 15:21:00 +0000 http://www.creditwritedowns.com/?p=8463#comment-56381 Gary, the long-term unemployment problem doesn't appear from one week to the next. What is true today about the unemployed was also true last week and last month. Therefore, it is a fairly apples to apples comparison. If continuing claims are falling,it is not because of people falling off the jobless roles without a job, it is because people have found emplyment Gary, the long-term unemployment problem doesn’t appear from one week to the next. What is true today about the unemployed was also true last week and last month. Therefore, it is a fairly apples to apples comparison. If continuing claims are falling,it is not because of people falling off the jobless roles without a job, it is because people have found emplyment

]]> By: Gary http://www.creditwritedowns.com/2009/05/jobless-claims-dip-in-most-recent-week.html#comment-56380 Gary Thu, 07 May 2009 15:12:00 +0000 http://www.creditwritedowns.com/?p=8463#comment-56380 Regarding the continuing claims, what happens when the benefits of people who lost their jobs expire? Is it possible that this causes the reduction in continuing claims rather than the unemployed people finding work? If so, that wouldn't be as much of a green shoot. Also, I agree with the concern that the fallout from the Chrysler bankruptcy and the GM debacle has not yet played out. Thanks Regarding the continuing claims, what happens when the benefits of people who lost their jobs expire? Is it possible that this causes the reduction in continuing claims rather than the unemployed people finding work? If so, that wouldn’t be as much of a green shoot.

Also, I agree with the concern that the fallout from the Chrysler bankruptcy and the GM debacle has not yet played out. Thanks

]]>