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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (536432)	2/6/2004 10:24:49 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Jan 2004 number is ONLY estimated and initial - can NOT put the estimated with the final number for DEC - If Jan initial is 112,000 where the expected number by economists: 150,000 The revised and final number will be at/over that 150,000. I am talking from years of reading these numbers, NOT as demohacks using the number to politicize the issue

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (536432)	2/6/2004 10:32:08 AM
From: CYBERKEN	Respond to of 769670

<<Two Americas.>> Nope: America and its domestic enemy. Don't try the propaganda ploy of including the Hispanics. They are emerging, and they aren't happy about Democrat socialism and homosexual marriage...

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (536432)	2/6/2004 10:32:22 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

A Strong Headline Number, But Mixed Details:kenny,you have a lot to learn Benchmark revisions show that the 112,000 gain in January payrolls was the best since December 2000. The revisions to April 2003 trough December 2003 only marginally changed net job gains: 123,000 jobs were added to the April through December period. The revisions did, however, alter the shape of the trajectory: November and December were revised up, October through August were revised down, and July through April were revised up. The new trajectory shows a gradual pick up in job growth as opposed to the more volatile path traced by the pre-revision data. The details were mixed. Temporary hiring, a leading indicator of payroll growth, declined after several months of healthy advances. At the same time, the work week, which also foreshadows job growth, was up 0.2%. Rising payrolls and an advancing workweek pushed up aggregate hours worked 0.8% during the month. Another disappointing aspect was the decline in the monthly diffusion index, which measures of how widespread job gains have been. The index fell below the 50 threshold in January and December (according to revised data) and worse still, the recent trajectory has been a declining one. (A reading below 50 indicates that more industries are losing jobs than are gaining; a reading above 50 suggests the opposite). December marked the 41st consecutive monthly drop in manufacturing payrolls, albeit the pace of decline is now much lower. The manufacturing workweek also increased in December. The unusually strong readings on the employment indices of the purchasing managers' surveys suggest that job losses in this sector will abate soon and modest gains are imminent. The unemployment rate also edged down to 5.6%. Both the labor force and the number of employed rose during the month; the latter, however, rose by a greater amount pushing down the unemployment rate. The revisions have clearly not settled the recent dichotomy between the household and payroll data.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (536432)	2/6/2004 10:59:56 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 769670

kenny, demohack clark talking about your edwards Clark Accuses Edwards of Voting Against Veterans' Benefits The Associated Press Friday, February 6, 2004; 9:49 AM NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Wesley Clark accused Democratic presidential rival John Edwards of voting against programs for veterans and called for increased health and retirement funding for former members of the armed forces. "When it came to deciding between the special interests and our veterans, Senator Edwards blinked," Clark said Friday in a radio interview. "He didn't support our veterans." Clark, who won the Oklahoma primary on Tuesday in the first victory of his campaign, made his remarks as he campaigned in one of two states holding primaries next week. He and Edwards hope to use Tennessee and Virginia to propel them into a fight with John Kerry. Clark said Edwards was the only Democratic senator who voted in 1999 "against closing corporate tax loopholes to prevent across-the-board cuts to veterans health care." The same year, Edwards voted against adding $1.3 billion in funding for the Veterans Administration, Clark said. "And two years later, he did it again, voting against funding for veterans' medical care," the retired army general added. Clark, running the first campaign of his life, has generally refrained from attacking his rivals. In recent days, though, with the stakes high, he has become more critical. He couched his criticism in polite terms, saying: "I like John Edwards. He's a good man. But our differences are important. I'm a veteran and that means taking care of our veterans all the time -- not just when it's politically convenient."