Comments on: This Week in Layoffs – 8/21/09 http://lawshucks.com/2009/08/this-week-in-layoffs-82109/ A self-deprecating look at life in and after BigLaw Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:47:08 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: typingperson http://lawshucks.com/2009/08/this-week-in-layoffs-82109/#comment-1203 typingperson Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:43:35 +0000 http://lawshucks.com/?p=2897#comment-1203 I love "stealthed" as a verb. Good stuff, Law Shucks! (Mr. Shucks?) I love "stealthed" as a verb.

Good stuff, Law Shucks! (Mr. Shucks?)

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]]> By: Mike from NYC http://lawshucks.com/2009/08/this-week-in-layoffs-82109/#comment-1189 Mike from NYC Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:01:02 +0000 http://lawshucks.com/?p=2897#comment-1189 As anyone can tell you the 'Official' Employment Report a/k/a U-2 released for general consumption is a 'feel good' report and does not reflect the actual numbers as it once did in 1982/83 when the unemployment numbers were much higher. Reagan and Clinton both screwed with the numbers to make themselves and us feel better and to show the world how great a job their administrations were doing to combat unemployment. Today one needs to look at the U-6 report and that number is 17%. The truth is not out there. As anyone can tell you the ‘Official’ Employment Report a/k/a U-2 released for general consumption is a ‘feel good’ report and does not reflect the actual numbers as it once did in 1982/83 when the unemployment numbers were much higher. Reagan and Clinton both screwed with the numbers to make themselves and us feel better and to show the world how great a job their administrations were doing to combat unemployment. Today one needs to look at the U-6 report and that number is 17%.

The truth is not out there.

]]> By: Realist http://lawshucks.com/2009/08/this-week-in-layoffs-82109/#comment-1187 Realist Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:33:26 +0000 http://lawshucks.com/?p=2897#comment-1187 Yup, unfortunately many no-offers this week. I guess we won't really know the extent of it until Nalp comes out. Yup, unfortunately many no-offers this week. I guess we won't really know the extent of it until Nalp comes out.

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