Comments on: Unemployment Charts (Not Pretty) http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/unemployment-charts-not-pretty/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:37:23 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: WaveCatcher http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/unemployment-charts-not-pretty/comment-page-1/#comment-222149 WaveCatcher Sat, 03 Oct 2009 07:07:06 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=39962#comment-222149 Vertical Unemployment chart... can't grow to the sky can it? Vertical Unemployment chart… can’t grow to the sky can it?

]]> By: Pat G. http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/unemployment-charts-not-pretty/comment-page-1/#comment-222107 Pat G. Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:03:06 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=39962#comment-222107 The first graph reminds me of the roller coaster at Cedar Park in Ohio. It could make you puke, so could the graph. The first graph reminds me of the roller coaster at Cedar Park in Ohio. It could make you puke, so could the graph.

]]> By: Jojo http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/unemployment-charts-not-pretty/comment-page-1/#comment-221989 Jojo Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:58:05 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=39962#comment-221989 @Kelly Evans - Nicely done summarization. This is how I'd like to see the data in MSM reports. If you squint your eyes at that declining x-axis, it straightens out. Definitely a weird illusion though. For day by day layoff's, plant closings, etc, see: http://www.dailyjobcuts.com/ @Kelly Evans – Nicely done summarization. This is how I’d like to see the data in MSM reports.

If you squint your eyes at that declining x-axis, it straightens out. Definitely a weird illusion though.

For day by day layoff’s, plant closings, etc, see:
http://www.dailyjobcuts.com/

]]> By: leftback http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/unemployment-charts-not-pretty/comment-page-1/#comment-221890 leftback Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:41:30 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=39962#comment-221890 Mish throws in some comments about the ever-popular B/D adjustment fudge factor: http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2009/10/huge-downward-jobs-revisions-coming.html Mish throws in some comments about the ever-popular B/D adjustment fudge factor:
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2009/10/huge-downward-jobs-revisions-coming.html

]]> By: Paul S http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/unemployment-charts-not-pretty/comment-page-1/#comment-221887 Paul S Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:40:27 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=39962#comment-221887 Our architectural firm has been telling us all year to take Paid Time Off as much as possible. The office is half empty today- I'd say we're all down to 32 HPW. Our architectural firm has been telling us all year to take Paid Time Off as much as possible.
The office is half empty today- I’d say we’re all down to 32 HPW.

]]> By: Bob the unemployed http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/unemployment-charts-not-pretty/comment-page-1/#comment-221873 Bob the unemployed Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:15:27 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=39962#comment-221873 The job market is not good. It's even worse if you're 55 or older. No one even wants to talk to you. It is going to be a long while before the job market picks up again. The job market is not good. It’s even worse if you’re 55 or older. No one even wants to talk to you. It is going to be a long while before the job market picks up again.

]]> By: TraderMark http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/unemployment-charts-not-pretty/comment-page-1/#comment-221865 TraderMark Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:48:54 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=39962#comment-221865 Unemployment around 14% as measured pre early 1990s forward changes http://www.fundmymutualfund.com/2009/10/true-september-unemployment-in-america.html I hate to be Truthy as Colbert would say... Unemployment around 14% as measured pre early 1990s forward changes

http://www.fundmymutualfund.com/2009/10/true-september-unemployment-in-america.html

I hate to be Truthy as Colbert would say…

]]> By: flipspiceland http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/unemployment-charts-not-pretty/comment-page-1/#comment-221851 flipspiceland Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:23:36 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=39962#comment-221851 Now that's more like it. Now that’s more like it.

]]> By: Mannwich http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/unemployment-charts-not-pretty/comment-page-1/#comment-221850 Mannwich Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:21:26 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=39962#comment-221850 @beaufou: Maybe the commerical will just be tweaked a bit - "look honey, I bought you a used, repo'd Lexus". @beaufou: Maybe the commerical will just be tweaked a bit – “look honey, I bought you a used, repo’d Lexus”.

]]> By: beaufou http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/unemployment-charts-not-pretty/comment-page-1/#comment-221848 beaufou Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:05:39 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=39962#comment-221848 leftback I wonder how many "look honey, I bought you a Lexus" commercials we gonna see this year. Still, I'm sure people won't be able to resist buying I-phones for their 14 year olds, with a CC obviously. leftback
I wonder how many “look honey, I bought you a Lexus” commercials we gonna see this year.
Still, I’m sure people won’t be able to resist buying I-phones for their 14 year olds, with a CC obviously.

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