"The Labor Department estimates a net gain of 245,000 jobs a month on average over the past three months, the best three-month increase in jobs in nearly five years, excluding the spike in temporary workers hired for the 2010 census. The unemployment rate also has declined steadily to 8.3% from 9% in the past five months."

From here:   http://money.cnn.com/2012/03/29/news/economy/jobless-claims/index.htm?iid=HP_LN&hpt=hp_t3

That's a pathetic number, fyi.

Brujo, gdudewe, martinA and WG - the white Al Sharptons of NSR.

See:

Wall Street slips after jobless claims fall short

By Ryan Vlastelica

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Thursday, on track for a third day of losses after jobless claims data missed heightened expectations as stocks wrap up their best first quarter in 14 years.

New U.S. jobless claims fell to a four-year low last week but still missed forecasts, while the previous week's number was revised higher. Analysts pointed out that jobless claims, after a period of improvement, showed signs of stalling - a worry for investors - in the latest report.

"The data today is evidence that we're not going to have the robust recovery we had been expecting. The economy is growing, and the labor market is healing, but both on a very slow basis," said Michael Yoshikami, chief executive officer of Destination Wealth Management in Walnut Creek, California.

Brujo, gdudewe, martinA and WG - the white Al Sharptons of NSR.

Wall Street likes things fast and furious.  Dot com!  Housing bubble!  Enron!

Still way up during this administration.   Market is only up 11% this year, durn! 

P.S. Bloomberg says stocks down today because of Greece concerns.  Go figure!

what two words represent the last admins treatment of those who stole our Treasury?

Ken who?

Yo no estoy casado.

Pero mi esposa esta casada.