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Thursday, December 6, 2012

Employment

News                                                                                                                             
WSJ | ADP: Superstorm Sandy Slows Job Growth
Private-sector hiring slowed in November, in part because of superstorm Sandy, according to a report released Wednesday.
Market Watch | U.S. jobless claims drop 25,000 to 370,000
New applications for U.S. unemployment benefits fell for the third straight week, but they still haven’t fallen to quite the same level that prevailed before the superstorm Sandy smashed into the Northeast in late October.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
WSJ | Jobs Forecasts Even Cloudier Than Usual
No matter how strong or weak Friday’s payroll number is, expect any analysis to carry caveats. November’s economic performance was skewed by Mother Nature, politics and the calendar.