The U.S. jobless rate dropped 0.2 percentage points to 10% in November, the first decline in three months, but the government’s broader measure of unemployment tumbled even more, falling 0.3 point to 17.2%. The comprehensive gauge of labor underutilization, known as the “U-6″ for its data classification by the Labor Department, accounts for people who have stopped looking for work or ...

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... , the measure would almost certainly be at its highest level since the Great Depression. "In all, more than one out of every six workers — 17.5 percent — were unemployed or underemployed in October. The previous recorded high was 17.1 percent, in December 1982." The rest of the story: Broader Measure of U.S. Unemployment Stands at 17.5% by David Leonhardt (New York Times 2009-11-6)

... have looked for work in the last four weeks, and also discouraged workers who have looked in the past year, as well as millions of part-time workers who want to be working full time. The broader rate is highest today, sometimes 20 percent, in states that had big housing bubbles, like California and Arizona, or that have large manufacturing sectors, like Michigan, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island and ...

... on the institutional side, is very receptive to the Chinese company,” said McCooey, referring to IPOs such as those from video games maker Changyou.com Ltd and Lihua International Inc. Highlighting that broader appeal, mainland firms are now taking their roadshows to U.S. cities outside of the traditional stops in New York, San Francisco and Chicago, he said. “They are going to ...

The S&P’s energy sector is bucking the broader downtrend in the stock market early. It’s up 0.1%, versus a 0.2% falloff for the S&P as a whole. Smith International is leading the sector higher, after Citigroup raised it to “buy”f rom “hold.” Separately, Dow Jones reports that Smith International said late Tuesday that it priced its public offering of 28 ...

In last month’s report from the NAR, existing-home sales jumped 9.4 percent to an annual rate of 5.57 million units in September from a level of 5.10 million in August. Sales activity was at the highest level since hitting 5.73 million annualized … Source:Existing Home Sales Surprise to Upside. Discussing Broader … - MortgageNewsDaily.com

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... color:#b3652f; font-weight:bold; } body { font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif } .plus-sign { color:#3399cc } December 2009 >> edTech @ Work TOP + Broader Role Outlined for District Ed-Tech Leaders A revised framework of essential skills for technology officers envisions them exercising a greater degree of academic leadership. (Education Week) + U.S. ...

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