links for 2009-10-22
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Somewhere in the World There Must Be Someone Who Understands the Unemployment Insurance Seasonal Adjustment Factor

But it sure ain't me:

Economagic: Economic Chart Dispenser

Greg Robb:

U.S. jobless claims up after two straight declines: First-time claims for state unemployment benefits rose in the latest week after back-to-back declines, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The number of initial claims in the week ending Oct. 17 rose 11,000 to 531,000. That's the highest level since the week ended Sept. 26. Claims had fallen 34,000 in the prior two weeks. Most economists had expected the uptick in claims. Claims in the previous week were revised to a decrease of 11,000 to 520,000, compared with the initial estimate of a decrease of 10,000 to 514,000

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