Thu., 8:45am: US jobless claims drop to 5-year low of 330,000

Well, the new jobs are lower paying jobs that replaced higher paying jobs. That's okay, just get three of them so you can have what you used to have just six short years ago. We are on a roll and looking for more wonderful news!

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If their was a Republican in the white house all we would be hearing from Fox, Rush and the Teabaggers on here is that the economy is on fire!

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I don't follw numbers either. This could be the result in a decline or expiration of unemployment. Sadly, most jobs available now are service related ones. If you do not have a degree or are in management of some sort in these service jobs, you are at the bottom of the food chain.

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daniel, nope, some of here are americans.

let us all bow our heads and thank obamajesus, and all politicians, for the many blessings they have bestowed upon us. may we thank them and give them praise. may their trustwothiness and perfectly logical employment figures live on and may they print our money forever and ever....A-obamajesus.

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let's blame all the politicians...till we figuire out who or what replaces them......

WE will offer that solution but offer no real improvement or better Ideas of governing just more GLOOM&DOOM... AMAZING

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Obama turning the Bush mess around!!!

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How about the people receiving unemployment benefits previously are just out of their benefit period?

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Oh well, they got yet another extension or entitlement treatment. Like throwing bails of straw to the cattle .........

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Libertarian time!

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This manipulated number means little.

How about reporting the Labor Participation Rate which reports the % and the number of American adults actually working?

The % of Americans actually working to support our nation has declined in each of the last four years.

Fewer workers.

More non- workers.

Nothing to celebrate here.

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familyguy...you are seeing it. fewer people to count, lower unemployment number. :)

simple stuff. now people must begin to look at the birth/death model, which basically just assumes jobs into existance with 0 proof.

i mean its ridiculous. yet, people see these numbers and come on here and say "YIPEEEEE! Obama is fixing it! He's really really fixing it!"

LOL

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Brasco, the participation rate is the lowest in history. Do you know what that means? Of course you don’t. Also, I would call this the Obama mess now, ok. Democrats have had power for 6 straight years, ok. Brasco, the number of people on assistance just went up again. How much, truly, do you not know?

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Look on the bright side. If you are a smoker or engage in other risky behavior you will be priced out of health insurance under ObamaCare. You could call that the new existing condition. HeeHee, stupid sheep. Always following government shepards straight the the sledgehammer that smashes their heads.

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Some liberal wacko politician in New York wants Obama to be president for life.

Liberal wacko politicians in Oregon want to make tabacco products available only through perscriptions.

Those liberals are all for rights aren't they?

Sorry I am off topic but everyone knows the economy ***** and has been rounding the corner for the last 4 years.

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marmel...if that bill in oregon passes and someone sneaks a cigarette without a drs perscrition because the bill will make tobacco a controlled substance, they will face 1 year in jail and a 6,250 dollar fine or both. LOL!

amazing times we live in!

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the sad part is, just like dem-vs-repub, most non smokers will love this bill!

get my neighbor! yea! get him!

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You guys see the list of "rifles" they want to ban?

Apparently I have an assualt rifle in my car I never new about, fits right under my seat. I have also shot sporting clays with an assualt rifle.

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"If their was a Republican in the white house all we would be hearing from Fox, Rush and the Teabaggers on here is that the economy is on fire!"

WHATTT??????

Thats all we are hearing now!

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Too bad this figure has absolutely nothing to do with the actual number of unemployed Americans.

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You want some cheese with that whine marmel?? lol

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