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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (527251)1/21/2004 12:52:34 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
Maybe... but maybe you didn't read very far down into the article you posted:

"I would love to believe the household survey" and the optimistic view it offers, Mr. Shepherdson said. "But, hand on heart, I can't say that I do."

Many economists say they believe that the truth probably lies somewhere between the surveys' results. But they also acknowledge that if hiring and wage increases remain as tepid as the business survey now suggests, households are unlikely to spend enough to keep the economy humming.

"Either the employment data improves," Mr. Barbera said, "or the widespread consensus of 4.5 percent growth this year is wrong."
nytimes.com



To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (527251)1/21/2004 12:56:03 PM
From: Bald Eagle  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
RE:Since September, the number of people receiving state jobless benefits has fallen by almost 500,000, or over 13 percent. A survey of executives suggests that companies in the service sector are increasing their employment at the fastest rate since 2000.

My wife stopped receiving them because they stopped giving them to her not because she found a job. So, I guess that means she's not unemployed any more? I wish!


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