Layoffs Reach 11-Month High, But They're Not The Major Worry

New article about layoffs in the United States reaching an all-time high:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/02/layoffs-reach-11-month-hi_n_830189.html

This is exactly the mixed signal that another thread here is talking about!

What thread is that? I'll merge them ... or delete this one.

Corporations need to start hiring and they're not, that's the problem.

Not just corporations ... businesses and those in the retail sector. If the unemployed aren't working or have jobs or have unemployment benefits, then they're not paying taxes or helping contribute to the overall economy.

Unless businesses and retailers start hiring more employees, our economy as well as job losses are going to continue to mount. And not in a positive way, either.

Throw Health care into the equation and Business are even more leary.
One would think that the Gov would give major tax cuts to Hiring Employers
and more Incentives just to get this economy going. I just dont get it

Unadjusted Unemployment Rate By Month
Source: BLS

Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
1980 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.7 7.1 7.8 7.9 7.6 7.2 7.1 7.1 6.9 7.1
1981 8.2 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.1 7.7 7.3 7.2 7.3 7.5 7.9 8.3 7.6
1982 9.4 9.6 9.5 9.2 9.1 9.8 9.8 9.6 9.7 9.9 10.4 10.5 9.7
1983 11.4 11.3 10.8 10.0 9.8 10.2 9.4 9.2 8.8 8.4 8.1 8.0 9.6
1984 8.8 8.4 8.1 7.6 7.2 7.4 7.5 7.3 7.1 7.0 6.9 7.0 7.5
1985 8.0 7.8 7.5 7.1 7.0 7.5 7.4 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.7 7.2
1986 7.3 7.8 7.5 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.8 6.6 6.6 6.3 7.0
1987 7.3 7.2 6.9 6.2 6.1 6.3 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.4 6.2
1988 6.3 6.2 5.9 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.0 5.2 5.0 5.5
1989 6.0 5.6 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.5 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.2 5.1 5.3
1990 6.0 5.9 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.9 6.0 5.6
1991 7.1 7.3 7.2 6.5 6.7 7.0 6.8 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.7 6.9 6.8
1992 8.1 8.2 7.8 7.2 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.4 7.3 6.9 7.1 7.1 7.5
1993 8.0 7.8 7.4 6.9 6.8 7.2 7.0 6.6 6.4 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.9
1994 7.3 7.1 6.8 6.2 5.9 6.2 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.1 6.1
1995 6.2 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.8 5.9 5.6 5.4 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.6
1996 6.3 6.0 5.8 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.1 5.0 4.9 5.0 5.0 5.4
1997 5.9 5.7 5.5 4.8 4.7 5.2 5.0 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.9
1998 5.2 5.0 5.0 4.1 4.2 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.5
1999 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.1 4.0 4.5 4.5 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.8 3.7 4.2
2000 4.5 4.4 4.3 3.7 3.8 4.1 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.7 4.0
2001 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.2 4.1 4.7 4.7 4.9 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.4 4.7
2002 6.3 6.1 6.1 5.7 5.5 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.6 5.7 5.8
2003 6.5 6.4 6.2 5.8 5.8 6.5 6.3 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.4 6.0
2004 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.4 5.3 5.8 5.7 5.4 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.5
2005 5.7 5.8 5.4 4.9 4.9 5.2 5.2 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.8 4.6 5.1
2006 5.1 5.1 4.8 4.5 4.4 4.8 5.0 4.6 4.4 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.6
2007 5.0 4.9 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.8 4.6
2008 5.4 5.2 5.2 4.8 5.2 5.7 6.0 6.1 6.0 6.1 6.5 7.1 5.8
2009 8.5 8.9 9.0 8.6 9.1 9.7 9.7 9.6 9.5 9.5 9.4 9.7 9.3
2010 10.6 10.4 10.2 9.5 9.3 9.6 9.7 9.5 9.2 9.0 9.3 9.1 9.6
2011 9.8

Are Unemployment Rates Really Going Down?
By Al Lee, Posted Mar 2nd 2011 @ 8:00AM
This article is on Aol. Here is the linkhttp://jobs.aol.com/articles/2011/03/02/are-unemployment-rates-really-going-down/?icid=main%7Chtmlws-main-n%7Cdl13%7Csec1_lnk3%7C204288

lennon5 wrote:Are Unemployment Rates Really Going Down?
By Al Lee, Posted Mar 2nd 2011 @ 8:00AM
This article is on Aol. Here is the linkhttp://jobs.aol.com/articles/2011/03/02/are-unemployment-rates-really-going-down/?icid=main%7Chtmlws-main-n%7Cdl13%7Csec1_lnk3%7C204288

You should post this article in the unemployment news forum. It would get a lot more exposure there.
I can do it for you if you wish as well.

Sure Please do. Thank You

kemcha wrote:What thread is that? I'll merge them ... or delete this one.

It's this one:

https://unemployed-friends.forumotion.com/t541-mixed-signals-on-hiring-ahead-of-us-jobs-report

But keep them separate. It's not the same article, but it does illustrate the fact that we ARE getting mixed signals from different sources.