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Monday, February 4, 2013

Employment

News                                                                                                                             
CNN Money | Why unemployment stretches are getting shorter
The average time Americans spent unemployed dropped a record 2.8 weeks in January ... but hold the applause.
CNN Money | Construction jobs are difficult to fill
Construction has been a major driver of hiring in recent months, but now builders are having trouble finding the workers they need.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
Real Clear Markets | Friday's Unemployment Report: Our Economic Nightmare Continues
Friday's "Employment Situation" report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) confirmed Thursday's dismal 4Q2012 GDP reading from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Our economic nightmare continues.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
Economist | Hanging in
The bad news is that job creation, as widely feared, slowed as 2013 began and some hefty tax hikes took effect. The good news it that history has been rewritten and the slowdown is from a much healthier late-2012 than previously thought.