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 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 Sep 27 2009 | Filed under: Uncategorized
From the New York Times: U.S. Job Seekers Exceed Openings by Record Ratio
Hat tip: The Big Picture
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.
Click for larger version of charts.
Lance on Feb 10 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web
Maybe not so much:
U.S. payrolls: Negative 17,000 + Huge Downward Revisions for 2007
Overstated Job Creation by 14.38% in 2007
Lance on Jan 23 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Equities, Economic Indicators, Economics, Federal Reserve, Global Equity, Government policy, Housing Market, International Equities, Latest data, Market Data, Risk, monetary policy
Like me, Barry Ritholtz sniffed a whiff of panic in the Fed’s actions yesterday. The question he asks is why they acted before their meeting. Here are his questions, all good. I have pretty much stolen the whole post. Hopefully Barry will not mind:
What does this mean for investors. Quite a number of things – [...]
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 [...]
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