Unemployment claims up...again.
 

Jobless claims: Highest since Katrina
Labor Department says number of claims surges to 407,000 - the highest l
By Kenneth Musante, CNNMoney.com staff writer
Last Updated: April 3, 2008: 10:25 AM EDT

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- New filings for unemployment claims surged in
the latest week to the highest level since September 2005, according to
a government report released Thursday.

The Labor Department said applications for unemployment benefits rose to
407,000 in the week ended March 29, up from a revised 369,000 claims in
the previous week.

The last time claims were this high was in the week ended Sept. 17,
2005, just after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast.

A consensus of economists polled by Briefing.com had expected initial
jobless claims to fall to 365,000 from the originally reported 366,000.

"There has been a slow deterioration in the labor market," Paul Kasriel,
chief economist with Northern Trust, said. "We're starting to see a
speed-up in this deterioration," he added.

The surge in jobless claims comes a day before the government's closely
watched March employment report. Economists surveyed by Briefing.com
expect that report to show a decline of 50,000 jobs.

The job market has suffered from the deepening economic slump. On
Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress that a
"recession is possible," and that the economy could contract over the
first half of the year.

The Labor Department said over the past four weeks, a running average of
374,500 people filed new claims per week, up 4.4% from the previous
week's revised average of 358,750. In the year-ago period, the average
was at 311,750.

"There's been a steady increase in claims which is consistent with a
slowing economy," said Michelle Meyer, economist with Lehman Brothers.

Continuing claims for those already receiving benefits rose to 2.9
million in the week ended March 22, the most recent week available.
That's up from a revised 2.8 million reported for the prior week,
matching the four-week average.

New jobless claims in Pennsylvania increased the most in the week ended
March 22, the report showed. Michigan saw the biggest drop, with
first-time claims falling 7,660 due to fewer layoffs in the automotive
industry.

Unemployment claims up...again.
 

On Apr 3, 11:25*am, HK wrote:
Jobless claims: Highest since Katrina
Labor Department says number of claims surges to 407,000 - the highest l
By Kenneth Musante, CNNMoney.com staff writer
Last Updated: April 3, 2008: 10:25 AM EDT

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- New filings for unemployment claims surged in
the latest week to the highest level since September 2005, according to
a government report released Thursday.

The Labor Department said applications for unemployment benefits rose to
407,000 in the week ended March 29, up from a revised 369,000 claims in
the previous week.

The last time claims were this high was in the week ended Sept. 17,
2005, just after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast.

A consensus of economists polled by Briefing.com had expected initial
jobless claims to fall to 365,000 from the originally reported 366,000.

"There has been a slow deterioration in the labor market," Paul Kasriel,
chief economist with Northern Trust, said. "We're starting to see a
speed-up in this deterioration," he added.

The surge in jobless claims comes a day before the government's closely
watched March employment report. Economists surveyed by Briefing.com
expect that report to show a decline of 50,000 jobs.

The job market has suffered from the deepening economic slump. On
Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress that a
"recession is possible," and that the economy could contract over the
first half of the year.

The Labor Department said over the past four weeks, a running average of
374,500 people filed new claims per week, up 4.4% from the previous
week's revised average of 358,750. In the year-ago period, the average
was at 311,750.

"There's been a steady increase in claims which is consistent with a
slowing economy," said Michelle Meyer, economist with Lehman Brothers.

Continuing claims for those already receiving benefits rose to 2.9
million in the week ended March 22, the most recent week available.
That's up from a revised 2.8 million reported for the prior week,
matching the four-week average.

New jobless claims in Pennsylvania increased the most in the week ended
March 22, the report showed. Michigan saw the biggest drop, with
first-time claims falling 7,660 due to fewer layoffs in the automotive
industry.

Splashed that 36' Zimmerman-like lobster boat yet?

Unemployment claims up...again.
 

John H. wrote:
.


Jobless claims: Highest since Katrina
Labor Department says number of claims surges to 407,000 - the highest l
By Kenneth Musante, CNNMoney.com staff writer
Last Updated: April 3, 2008: 10:25 AM EDT

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- New filings for unemployment claims surged in
the latest week to the highest level since September 2005, according to
a government report released Thursday.

The Labor Department said applications for unemployment benefits rose to
407,000 in the week ended March 29, up from a revised 369,000 claims in
the previous week.

The last time claims were this high was in the week ended Sept. 17,
2005, just after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast.

A consensus of economists polled by Briefing.com had expected initial
jobless claims to fall to 365,000 from the originally reported 366,000.

"There has been a slow deterioration in the labor market," Paul Kasriel,
chief economist with Northern Trust, said. "We're starting to see a
speed-up in this deterioration," he added.

The surge in jobless claims comes a day before the government's closely
watched March employment report. Economists surveyed by Briefing.com
expect that report to show a decline of 50,000 jobs.

The job market has suffered from the deepening economic slump. On
Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress that a
"recession is possible," and that the economy could contract over the
first half of the year.

The Labor Department said over the past four weeks, a running average of
374,500 people filed new claims per week, up 4.4% from the previous
week's revised average of 358,750. In the year-ago period, the average
was at 311,750.

"There's been a steady increase in claims which is consistent with a
slowing economy," said Michelle Meyer, economist with Lehman Brothers.

Continuing claims for those already receiving benefits rose to 2.9
million in the week ended March 22, the most recent week available.
That's up from a revised 2.8 million reported for the prior week,
matching the four-week average.

New jobless claims in Pennsylvania increased the most in the week ended
March 22, the report showed. Michigan saw the biggest drop, with
first-time claims falling 7,660 due to fewer layoffs in the automotive
industry.

Unemployment claims up...again.
 

I am having a hard time distinguishing what you cut and pasted and the value
you added to the thread. In other words those little marks in the left
margin don't help separate what you said from the cut and paste. Not being
critical. Just trying to follow along.

"HK" wrote in message
...
John H. wrote:
.


Jobless claims: Highest since Katrina
Labor Department says number of claims surges to 407,000 - the highest l
By Kenneth Musante, CNNMoney.com staff writer
Last Updated: April 3, 2008: 10:25 AM EDT

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- New filings for unemployment claims surged in
the latest week to the highest level since September 2005, according to a
government report released Thursday.

The Labor Department said applications for unemployment benefits rose to
407,000 in the week ended March 29, up from a revised 369,000 claims in
the previous week.

The last time claims were this high was in the week ended Sept. 17, 2005,
just after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast.

A consensus of economists polled by Briefing.com had expected initial
jobless claims to fall to 365,000 from the originally reported 366,000.

"There has been a slow deterioration in the labor market," Paul Kasriel,
chief economist with Northern Trust, said. "We're starting to see a
speed-up in this deterioration," he added.

The surge in jobless claims comes a day before the government's closely
watched March employment report. Economists surveyed by Briefing.com
expect that report to show a decline of 50,000 jobs.

The job market has suffered from the deepening economic slump. On
Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress that a
"recession is possible," and that the economy could contract over the
first half of the year.

The Labor Department said over the past four weeks, a running average of
374,500 people filed new claims per week, up 4.4% from the previous week's
revised average of 358,750. In the year-ago period, the average was at
311,750.

"There's been a steady increase in claims which is consistent with a
slowing economy," said Michelle Meyer, economist with Lehman Brothers.

Continuing claims for those already receiving benefits rose to 2.9 million
in the week ended March 22, the most recent week available. That's up from
a revised 2.8 million reported for the prior week, matching the four-week
average.

New jobless claims in Pennsylvania increased the most in the week ended
March 22, the report showed. Michigan saw the biggest drop, with
first-time claims falling 7,660 due to fewer layoffs in the automotive
industry.

Unemployment claims up...again.
 

..

Unemployment claims up...again.
 

Jim wrote:
I am having a hard time


You don't need to convince me of that.

Unemployment claims up...again.
 

"HK" wrote in message
...
Jim wrote:
I am having a hard time


You don't need to convince me of that.

Idiot!

Unemployment claims up...again.
 

On Apr 3, 12:56*pm, "Jim" wrote:
"HK" wrote in message

...

Jim wrote:
I am having a hard time

You don't need to convince me of that.

Idiot!

His BFF JimH taught him how to snip words out of someone's post to
make it sound entirely different. It's almost as low as Harry hiding
behind his precious Bozo's bin insulting and name calling.

Unemployment claims up...again.
 

On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 10:14:59 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Apr 3, 12:56*pm, "Jim" wrote:
"HK" wrote in message

...

Jim wrote:
I am having a hard time

You don't need to convince me of that.

Idiot!

His BFF JimH taught him how to snip words out of someone's post to
make it sound entirely different. It's almost as low as Harry hiding
behind his precious Bozo's bin insulting and name calling.

Everyone knows. Give it a break.

Unemployment claims up...again.
 

On Apr 3, 2:18*pm, "JimH" wrote:
"John H." wrote in message

...





On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 10:14:59 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Apr 3, 12:56 pm, "Jim" wrote:
"HK" wrote in message

...

Jim wrote:
I am having a hard time

You don't need to convince me of that.

Idiot!

His BFF JimH taught him how to snip words out of someone's post to
make it sound entirely different. It's almost as low as Harry hiding
behind his precious Bozo's bin insulting and name calling.

I only see one person calling names and it isn't Harry.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Really? You haven't seen the name calling that Harry does here daily?
That's almost as incredible as you trying to say you haven't told
vicious lies about me, my wife and my children!!!

Unemployment claims up...again.
 

JimH wrote:
"John H." wrote in message
...
On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 14:18:33 -0400, "JimH" wrote:

"John H." wrote in message
...
On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 10:14:59 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Apr 3, 12:56 pm, "Jim" wrote:
"HK" wrote in message

...

Jim wrote:
I am having a hard time
You don't need to convince me of that.
Idiot!
His BFF JimH taught him how to snip words out of someone's post to
make it sound entirely different. It's almost as low as Harry hiding
behind his precious Bozo's bin insulting and name calling.
I only see one person calling names and it isn't Harry.

I didn't make that post. You're exercising your 'creative snipping' again.

Not cute.

Got it?

Where did I say that you did?

The only thing I snipped was your post. Having a bad day again John?




snerk

Unemployment claims up...again.
 

John H. wrote:
On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 15:11:48 -0400, "JimH" wrote:

"John H." wrote in message
...
On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 14:18:33 -0400, "JimH" wrote:

"John H." wrote in message
...
On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 10:14:59 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Apr 3, 12:56 pm, "Jim" wrote:
"HK" wrote in message

...

Jim wrote:
I am having a hard time
You don't need to convince me of that.
Idiot!
His BFF JimH taught him how to snip words out of someone's post to
make it sound entirely different. It's almost as low as Harry hiding
behind his precious Bozo's bin insulting and name calling.
I only see one person calling names and it isn't Harry.

I didn't make that post. You're exercising your 'creative snipping' again.

Not cute.

Got it?
Where did I say that you did?

The only thing I snipped was your post. Having a bad day again John?


Your post started with ""John H." wrote in
message ...

Learn how to snip properly. It would be appreciated.


Must be Herring's "time of the month" again.

Unemployment claims up...again.
 

On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 14:18:33 -0400, "JimH" wrote:


"John H." wrote in message
.. .
On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 10:14:59 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Apr 3, 12:56 pm, "Jim" wrote:
"HK" wrote in message

...

Jim wrote:
I am having a hard time

You don't need to convince me of that.

Idiot!

His BFF JimH taught him how to snip words out of someone's post to
make it sound entirely different. It's almost as low as Harry hiding
behind his precious Bozo's bin insulting and name calling.


I only see one person calling names and it isn't Harry.


I didn't make that post. You're exercising your 'creative snipping' again.

Not cute.

Got it?

Unemployment claims up...again.
 

On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 15:11:48 -0400, "JimH" wrote:


"John H." wrote in message
.. .
On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 14:18:33 -0400, "JimH" wrote:


"John H." wrote in message
...
On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 10:14:59 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Apr 3, 12:56 pm, "Jim" wrote:
"HK" wrote in message

...

Jim wrote:
I am having a hard time

You don't need to convince me of that.

Idiot!

His BFF JimH taught him how to snip words out of someone's post to
make it sound entirely different. It's almost as low as Harry hiding
behind his precious Bozo's bin insulting and name calling.


I only see one person calling names and it isn't Harry.


I didn't make that post. You're exercising your 'creative snipping' again.

Not cute.

Got it?

Where did I say that you did?

The only thing I snipped was your post. Having a bad day again John?


Your post started with ""John H." wrote in
message ...

Learn how to snip properly. It would be appreciated.

Unemployment claims up...again.
 

On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 15:14:30 -0400, "JimH" wrote:


"John H." wrote in message
.. .
On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 14:18:33 -0400, "JimH" wrote:


"John H." wrote in message
...
On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 10:14:59 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Apr 3, 12:56 pm, "Jim" wrote:
"HK" wrote in message

...

Jim wrote:
I am having a hard time

You don't need to convince me of that.

Idiot!

His BFF JimH taught him how to snip words out of someone's post to
make it sound entirely different. It's almost as low as Harry hiding
behind his precious Bozo's bin insulting and name calling.


I only see one person calling names and it isn't Harry.


I didn't make that post. You're exercising your 'creative snipping' again.

Not cute.

Got it?

What I get is that you are a liar. I never said you made the post. What I
forgot to do was snip your name from the header after I completely snipped
your post. I was replying to Loogie.


Then respond directly to Loogie. Shouldn't be too hard for an IT guru like
yourself to figure out.

Yes, you 'forgot'.

Wake up.

Got it?

Unemployment claims up...again.
 

On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 15:47:06 -0400, "JimH" wrote:


"John H." wrote in message
.. .
On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 15:14:30 -0400, "JimH" wrote:


"John H." wrote in message
...
On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 14:18:33 -0400, "JimH" wrote:


"John H." wrote in message
om...
On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 10:14:59 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Apr 3, 12:56 pm, "Jim" wrote:
"HK" wrote in message

...

Jim wrote:
I am having a hard time

You don't need to convince me of that.

Idiot!

His BFF JimH taught him how to snip words out of someone's post to
make it sound entirely different. It's almost as low as Harry hiding
behind his precious Bozo's bin insulting and name calling.


I only see one person calling names and it isn't Harry.


I didn't make that post. You're exercising your 'creative snipping'
again.

Not cute.

Got it?

What I get is that you are a liar. I never said you made the post. What
I
forgot to do was snip your name from the header after I completely snipped
your post. I was replying to Loogie.


Then respond directly to Loogie. Shouldn't be too hard for an IT guru like
yourself to figure out.

Yes, you 'forgot'.

Wake up.

Got it?

Sorry John but he is in my trash bin, a place you will soon be headed if you
don't grow up and start acting your age.


Your apology, for what little it's worth, is accepted.

Quit your pretending. You sound like Harry. If he's in your trash bin,
don't respond to him.

BTW, please put me in your trash bin. At least you won't be misquoting me
because you 'forgot'.

Tom was right.

Got it?

Unemployment claims up...again.
 

"JimH" wrote in message
...

"John H." wrote in message
...
On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 15:47:06 -0400, "JimH" wrote:


"John H." wrote in message
...
On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 15:14:30 -0400, "JimH" wrote:


"John H." wrote in message
om...
On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 14:18:33 -0400, "JimH" wrote:


"John H." wrote in message
news:t38av3l135aockut9qnsi4ptbbh6vcm6hk@4ax .com...
On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 10:14:59 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

On Apr 3, 12:56 pm, "Jim" wrote:
"HK" wrote in message

...

Jim wrote:
I am having a hard time

You don't need to convince me of that.

Idiot!

His BFF JimH taught him how to snip words out of someone's post to
make it sound entirely different. It's almost as low as Harry
hiding
behind his precious Bozo's bin insulting and name calling.


I only see one person calling names and it isn't Harry.


I didn't make that post. You're exercising your 'creative snipping'
again.

Not cute.

Got it?

What I get is that you are a liar. I never said you made the post.
What
I
forgot to do was snip your name from the header after I completely
snipped
your post. I was replying to Loogie.


Then respond directly to Loogie. Shouldn't be too hard for an IT guru
like
yourself to figure out.

Yes, you 'forgot'.

Wake up.

Got it?

Sorry John but he is in my trash bin, a place you will soon be headed if
you
don't grow up and start acting your age.


Your apology, for what little it's worth, is accepted.

Quit your pretending. You sound like Harry. If he's in your trash bin,
don't respond to him.

BTW, please put me in your trash bin. At least you won't be misquoting me
because you 'forgot'.


Stop you obsession with me, including your lies and bringing me up in all
your posts here.............. and all will be right.

BTW: You may also want to start acting like a 64 year old man rather than
a 12 year old girl.

Wonder if it's the drugs? Darn shame.

Unemployment claims up...again.
 

Dang it, guys. c'mon........

Unemployment claims up...again.
 

"Tim" wrote in message
...
Dang it, guys. c'mon........

Not accusing him of being a druggie or anything like that..
John has well documented his neck pain problems in here and I assume he's
taking methods to try and control the pain.

Unemployment claims up...again.
 

On Apr 3, 3:14*pm, "JimH" wrote:
"John H." wrote in message

...





On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 14:18:33 -0400, "JimH" wrote:

"John H." wrote in message
. ..
On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 10:14:59 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Apr 3, 12:56 pm, "Jim" wrote:
"HK" wrote in message

...

Jim wrote:
I am having a hard time

You don't need to convince me of that.

Idiot!

His BFF JimH taught him how to snip words out of someone's post to
make it sound entirely different. It's almost as low as Harry hiding
behind his precious Bozo's bin insulting and name calling.

I only see one person calling names and it isn't Harry.

I didn't make that post. You're exercising your 'creative snipping' again.