Thursday, February 9, 2012

It's The Economy Stupid: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

Okay, another good jobs number.  Don’t get caught up in the number, recognize the trend.  Employment is trending upward.  Unemployment is trending downward. 

 

That is a very good thing. 

 

Economic Event

Period

Economic Survey

Actual Reported

Original Prior

Revised Prior

Initial Jobless Claims

FEB 4

370K

358K

367K

373K

Continuing Claims

JAN 26

3500K

3515K

3437K

3451K

Bloomberg Consumer Comfort

FEB 5

 

 

 

 

Wholesale Inventories

DEC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Broussard

Assistant State Treasurer

Chief Investment Officer

State of Louisiana

Department of the Treasury

Ph:  225-342-0013

Fx:  225-342-9721

Email:  jbroussard@treasusry.state.la.us

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