Updates

Wow - it's been a while since I posted on the blog. I do find it therapeutical so I need to start blogging more often!

The job market has improved over the past few months - but still not robust. An article today indicated that many for people resigned last month versus layoffs - indicating they are moving to other jobs or are confident in the market.

For the past three months, I have been working for a Drilling company -- so I am right in the middle of the action in the Gulf. The company I work for is a smaller company operating exclusively in the Gulf and in shallow water so we are definitely impacted.

I will post more thoughts on the BP disaster as time goes on.

Disappointing Jobs Report

The economy shed 85,000 non-farm payroll jobs in December - the expectations were flat to positive gains. November was adjusted upward such that it turned positive - which is good news. I need to better understand the December numbers (e.g., construction jobs were down - could it be the weather) to see if this is indeed a big step back. Temporary jobs continued to increase which is always a good sign in a recovery, as many companies will first begin hiring temps before regular full-time employees.

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