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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Employment

News                                                                                                                             
Fiscal Times | Unemployment Fraud: $17 Billion Last Year Alone
As much as 30 percent of the wrong payments in 2010 went to people who had returned to the workforce but continued to claim benefits, according to Dale Ziegler, deputy administrator for the Office of Unemployment Insurance at the U.S. Department of Labor.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
EconLog | Some Indications of Structural Unemployment
In manufacturing, it almost appears that employment and output are decoupled. Output can increase while employment declines or just edges up.
Calculated Risk | Some Employment Statistics
The key report for this week will be the June employment situation report to be released on Friday.