Cubefield Game

For the next few months, at least... No clear picture of what's going on with jobs. The confusing Jan. figures...lower unemployment but the loss of 20,000 more jobs...were just the start. It's typical for an economy emerging from recession to zigzag, improving one month, backsliding the next. Plus payroll figures...from a survey of 400,000 firms that don't always respond in a timely manner... often overstate gains or losses, requiring big revisions Read the rest of this entry »