Comments on: US Unemployment, 2004-09 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/11/us-unemployment-2004-09/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:38:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: This Week’s Links | Business Pundit http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/11/us-unemployment-2004-09/comment-page-1/#comment-232656 This Week’s Links | Business Pundit Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:17:05 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=43129#comment-232656 [...] Big Picture has a scary US unemployment map [...] [...] Big Picture has a scary US unemployment map [...]

]]> By: NewsFlashr Editor’s Picks for Nov 5 | TheTradingReport http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/11/us-unemployment-2004-09/comment-page-1/#comment-232461 NewsFlashr Editor’s Picks for Nov 5 | TheTradingReport Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:55:35 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=43129#comment-232461 [...] Ritholtz of the Big Picture shares two graphs of US Unemployment - one from 2004 when the unemployment rate was 5.5% and the other now from 2009 when the [...] [...] Ritholtz of the Big Picture shares two graphs of US Unemployment – one from 2004 when the unemployment rate was 5.5% and the other now from 2009 when the [...]

]]> By: NewsFlashr Editor’s Picks for Nov 5 | Afraid to Trade.com Blog http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/11/us-unemployment-2004-09/comment-page-1/#comment-232344 NewsFlashr Editor’s Picks for Nov 5 | Afraid to Trade.com Blog Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:40:48 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=43129#comment-232344 [...] Ritholtz of the Big Picture shares two graphs of US Unemployment - one from 2004 when the unemployment rate was 5.5% and the other now from 2009 when the [...] [...] Ritholtz of the Big Picture shares two graphs of US Unemployment – one from 2004 when the unemployment rate was 5.5% and the other now from 2009 when the [...]

]]> By: jc http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/11/us-unemployment-2004-09/comment-page-1/#comment-232327 jc Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:02:47 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=43129#comment-232327 Very marginal change in weekly unemployment - and thats before revisions Very marginal change in weekly unemployment – and thats before revisions

]]> By: Lord Blankfiend http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/11/us-unemployment-2004-09/comment-page-1/#comment-232279 Lord Blankfiend Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:30 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=43129#comment-232279 "Oh wait, the MofU’s won’t be paying full dollar for those tax liabilities after all" Damn right, we won't. Here at 85 Broad we have expensive lawyers and avoid tax as much as possible. “Oh wait, the MofU’s won’t be paying full dollar for those tax liabilities after all”

Damn right, we won’t. Here at 85 Broad we have expensive lawyers and avoid tax as much as possible.

]]> By: The Curmudgeon http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/11/us-unemployment-2004-09/comment-page-1/#comment-232274 The Curmudgeon Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:45:17 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=43129#comment-232274 But it's all good...all these unemployed people, victims of relentless international wage arbitrage, will be paid benefits with the tax revenues from the enormous profits generated by the Masters of the Universe that redirect capital flows (and thereby jobs) to the most profitable places. Oh wait, the MofU's won't be paying full dollar for those tax liabilities after all, since their cronies in government have cleverly discovered a means of giving them a discount by selling them tax credits of defunct companies they now own. I suppose the unemployed will just have to eat cake. But it’s all good…all these unemployed people, victims of relentless international wage arbitrage, will be paid benefits with the tax revenues from the enormous profits generated by the Masters of the Universe that redirect capital flows (and thereby jobs) to the most profitable places. Oh wait, the MofU’s won’t be paying full dollar for those tax liabilities after all, since their cronies in government have cleverly discovered a means of giving them a discount by selling them tax credits of defunct companies they now own. I suppose the unemployed will just have to eat cake.

]]> By: constantnormal http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/11/us-unemployment-2004-09/comment-page-1/#comment-232273 constantnormal Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:34:48 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=43129#comment-232273 A pity these charts aren't presented as an animated GIF from at least 1970 to present. THAT would be an interesting thing to behold. A pity these charts aren’t presented as an animated GIF from at least 1970 to present. THAT would be an interesting thing to behold.

]]> By: GetALife http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/11/us-unemployment-2004-09/comment-page-1/#comment-232272 GetALife Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:29:22 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=43129#comment-232272 Seems my earlier message got lost Interesting graphic - esp to see parts of country doing better. Hey Wanger: You had quite a short-term streak going with your predictions but those shorts aren't lookin so good right now...unless you tell us sold them? Seems my earlier message got lost

Interesting graphic – esp to see parts of country doing better.

Hey Wanger: You had quite a short-term streak going with your predictions but those shorts aren’t lookin so good right now…unless you tell us sold them?

]]> By: torrie-amos http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/11/us-unemployment-2004-09/comment-page-1/#comment-232266 torrie-amos Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:14:57 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=43129#comment-232266 texas just started laying off in Q2, we have also run out of money for the unemployed, we never got into bubble status on homes for the most part cause of twenty years ago the lessons were learned, plus we got land and roads a plenty, the state is going to have some problems we take a cut on all oil produced in the state, it supports higher education and the reason why no state income taxes texas just started laying off in Q2, we have also run out of money for the unemployed, we never got into bubble status on homes for the most part cause of twenty years ago the lessons were learned, plus we got land and roads a plenty, the state is going to have some problems we take a cut on all oil produced in the state, it supports higher education and the reason why no state income taxes

]]> By: Lord Blankfiend http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/11/us-unemployment-2004-09/comment-page-1/#comment-232265 Lord Blankfiend Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:13:38 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=43129#comment-232265 "The low interest are doing what?" Providing a cheap source of trading capital for 85 Broad. You're a bit slow on the uptake out there, aren't you? “The low interest are doing what?”

Providing a cheap source of trading capital for 85 Broad. You’re a bit slow on the uptake out there, aren’t you?

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