Lance on Feb 08 2010 | Filed under: Economic Indicators, Economics, Employment
We finally got a mixed bag on the employment front this month, a welcome change from the purely awful. However, with everyone focused on “creating” jobs I think this quick synopsis attacking the unrealistic expectations of when and where jobs will come from is well worth reading. This chart gives you an idea of how [...]
Lance on Nov 21 2009 | Filed under: Economic Indicators, Economics, Employment, economy
A very cool animated Graphic showing the change in unemployment over the last two years.
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Lance on Nov 08 2009 | Filed under: Economic Indicators, Employment, economy
Employment as measured by the “establishment survey,” was down by 190,000; and Many feel it is an improvement that we are not falling as fast.
Well, let us take a moment to look under the hood of these numbers. First, while the establishment survey was down 190k, the number of unemployed soared by 558,000, to [...]
Lance on Jun 19 2009 | Filed under: Currency, Dollar, Economic Indicators, Economics, Employment, Federal Reserve, Government policy, Housing Market, Inflation, economy
We conducted our first webcast last week, an update on the housing market, unemployment and the economy. We had a couple of technical issues which were a bit distracting, and we need a new microphone, but all in all a fair overview of the economy which was well received by those who attended. The webcast [...]
Lance on Mar 07 2009 | Filed under: Economic Indicators, Employment, economy
An excellent overview of the dramatic restructuring of the US economy at the NY Times.
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Lance on Jan 21 2008 | Filed under: Baton Rouge News, Economics, Employment, Latest data, Louisiana
To start, we are having a boom in our petrochemical industry :
“We have counted $45 billion in construction projects in the area, by far a record number for the region,” Scott says. While other parts of the country struggle economically, the Capital Region is experiencing growth in part from its expanding petrochemical industry.
The film industry [...]
Lance on Jan 07 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Equities, Economic Indicators, Economics, Employment, Inflation, Latest data, Risk, today's links
To start off James Hamilton reviews last weeks depressing economic data, and its effect on the stock market. Which leads to the next question.
Trying to get defensive? The Wall Street Journal notices some of the same things we have been talking about that make it difficult, while the New York Times picks up on another [...]
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