America gets laid off, Goldman Sachs employees get a raise
Thursday brings us a rare labor market two-fer: Both the non-farm payroll report for the month of June, and the weekly new jobless claims data. An incurable optimist might be able to find some room for encouragement in the jobless claims report -- both new and continuing claims appear to be continuing a downward trend, but you'd have to be Doctor Pangloss to feel anything resembling happy: The… » Full Story on Salon.com
