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Thursday, August 9, 2012

Employment

News                                                                                                                             
Market Watch | Weekly jobless claims fall unexpectedly
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell unexpectedly last week, government statistics showed on Thursday.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
Real Clear Markets | Don't Be Fooled, Regulations Cost Jobs
Mitt Romney has made reforming regulations a key, if vague, part of his economic plan. While acknowledging the multifaceted nature of weak economic conditions in America, the presidential candidate's website argues "a major part of the problem over successive presidencies, and one that the Obama administration has sharply exacerbated, is the regulatory burden on the economy."
NY Post | How Labor makes some workers disappear
Thanks to a tiny tweak in definitions made by the Clinton White House back in 1994, Obama’s life is a whole lot easier.