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Unemployment Rate Tops 10%, But Temp Employment Shows Some Signs of Life

The inevitable has occurred; October’s unemployment rate rose to 10.2%–a 26 year high–, while nonfarm payrolls declined by -190,000.  The drop in payrolls was more or less in-line with my forecast of -185K, but much worse than the consensus forecast of -175K.  It isn’t all bad though, during my first glance at the data I […]