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ADP Employment Report – December 2008

08-Jan-09

ADP Employment Report At a Glance

Total Nonfarm Private Employment: 113,160,000
Monthly Change: Down 693,000
Products Producing Sector: 20,753,000
Monthly Change: Down 220,000
Service Producing Sector: 92,407,000
Monthly Change: Down 473,000

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Nonmanufacturing Report on Business – December 2008

06-Jan-09

Non-manufacturing Report At a Glance
Index Readings Above 50 Represent Growth

NMI/PMI: 40.6
Reading above 50 represents growing activity
Change: Up 3.3
Business Activity/Production Index: 39.6
Change: Up 6.6
New Orders: 39.9
Change: Up 4.5
Employment: 34.7
Change: Up 3.4
Inventories: 49.0
Change: Up 3

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Leading Index (US) – November 2008

18-Dec-08

Conference Board Leading, Coincident and Lagging Indicators At a Glance:

Leading Index: Down 0.4%
Coincident Index: Down 0.3%
Lagging Index: Up 0.1%
Improved Leading Indicators: 4
Unchanged Leading Indicators: 0
Worsened Leading Indicators: 6
Improved Coincident Indicators: 1
Unchanged Coincident Indicators: 0
Worsened Coincident Indicators: 3

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Employment Situation Report – November 2008

05-Dec-08

Employment Situation At a Glance

Total Employment: 144,285 million
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: 136,167 million
Monthly Change: Down 533,000
Unemployed Persons: 10,331 million
Unemployment Rate: 6.7%
Change: Up 0.2%

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Leading Index (US) – October 2008

20-Nov-08

Conference Board Leading, Coincident and Lagging Indicators At a Glance:

Leading Index: Down 0.8%
Coincident Index: Up 0.2%
Lagging Index: Up 0.1%
Improved Leading Indicators: 3
Unchanged Leading Indicators: 1
Worsened Leading Indicators: 6
Improved Coincident Indicators: 3
Unchanged Coincident Indicators: 0
Worsened Coincident Indicators: 1

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Federal Open Market Committee Minutes – October 29, 2008

20-Nov-08

Federal Open Market Committee Minutes – Key Quotes

Given the recent intensification and broadening of the global financial crisis, FOMC participants viewed the outlook for economic growth and employment as having worsened significantly since June.

In the forecast prepared for the meeting, the staff lowered its projection for economic activity in the second half of 2008 as [...]

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