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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Judgment made on February 6, 2009: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;amp;sid=a7jpCSt.gQoM&amp;amp;refer=home&quot;&gt;Unemployment rose 7.6%&lt;/a&gt; for January. The prediction was wrong (thankfully), and the majority of the TIS community got this right. -- The Industry Standard &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; The unemployment rate rose to 7.2% for December with 524,000 jobs lost, the highest in 15 years. Total job losses in 2008 r&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cnbc.com//id/28575711&quot;&gt;eached 2.6 million&lt;/a&gt;, the most since 1945 when 2.8 million were out of jobs at the end of World War II. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here&#039;s a look at the &lt;b&gt;monthly unemployment rate&lt;/b&gt; in the U.S. since the financial crisis started unraveling in September:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;September 2008   6.1%   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;October 2008        6.5%&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 2008    6.7% &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 2008    7.2%&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Analysts say the U.S. is on track &lt;a href=&quot;http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/09/news/economy/jobs_december/index.htm&quot;&gt;to reach a 10% unemployment rate&lt;/a&gt; this year. The Labor Dept. is expected to report January data within the first week of February.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: As companies report quarterly earnings this month, expect more layoffs to happen and the January unemployment rate jump to 8%. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Judgment made on February 6, 2009: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;amp;sid=a7jpCSt.gQoM&amp;amp;refer=home&quot;&gt;Unemployment rose 7.6%&lt;/a&gt; for January. The prediction was wrong (thankfully), and the majority of the TIS community got this right. -- The Industry Standard &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; The unemployment rate rose to 7.2% for December with 524,000 jobs lost, the highest in 15 years. Total job losses in 2008 r&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cnbc.com//id/28575711&quot;&gt;eached 2.6 million&lt;/a&gt;, the most since 1945 when 2.8 million were out of jobs at the end of World War II. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here&#039;s a look at the &lt;b&gt;monthly unemployment rate&lt;/b&gt; in the U.S. since the financial crisis started unraveling in September:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;September 2008   6.1%   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;October 2008        6.5%&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 2008    6.7% &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 2008    7.2%&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Analysts say the U.S. is on track &lt;a href=&quot;http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/09/news/economy/jobs_december/index.htm&quot;&gt;to reach a 10% unemployment rate&lt;/a&gt; this year. The Labor Dept. is expected to report January data within the first week of February.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: As companies report quarterly earnings this month, expect more layoffs to happen and the January unemployment rate jump to 8%. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Judgment made on February 6, 2009: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;amp;sid=a7jpCSt.gQoM&amp;amp;refer=home&quot;&gt;Unemployment rose 7.6%&lt;/a&gt; for January. The prediction was wrong (thankfully), and the majority of the TIS community got this right. -- The Industry Standard &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; The unemployment rate rose to 7.2% for December with 524,000 jobs lost, the highest in 15 years. Total job losses in 2008 r&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cnbc.com//id/28575711&quot;&gt;eached 2.6 million&lt;/a&gt;, the most since 1945 when 2.8 million were out of jobs at the end of World War II. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here&#039;s a look at the &lt;b&gt;monthly unemployment rate&lt;/b&gt; in the U.S. since the financial crisis started unraveling in September:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;September 2008   6.1%   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;October 2008        6.5%&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 2008    6.7% &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 2008    7.2%&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Analysts say the U.S. is on track &lt;a href=&quot;http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/09/news/economy/jobs_december/index.htm&quot;&gt;to reach a 10% unemployment rate&lt;/a&gt; this year. The Labor Dept. is expected to report January data within the first week of February.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: As companies report quarterly earnings this month, expect more layoffs to happen and the January unemployment rate jump to 8%. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Judgment made on February 6, 2009: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;amp;sid=a7jpCSt.gQoM&amp;amp;refer=home&quot;&gt;Unemployment rose 7.6%&lt;/a&gt; for January. The prediction was wrong (thankfully), and the majority of the TIS community got this right. -- The Industry Standard &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; The unemployment rate rose to 7.2% for December with 524,000 jobs lost, the highest in 15 years. Total job losses in 2008 r&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cnbc.com//id/28575711&quot;&gt;eached 2.6 million&lt;/a&gt;, the most since 1945 when 2.8 million were out of jobs at the end of World War II. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here&#039;s a look at the &lt;b&gt;monthly unemployment rate&lt;/b&gt; in the U.S. since the financial crisis started unraveling in September:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;September 2008   6.1%   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;October 2008        6.5%&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 2008    6.7% &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 2008    7.2%&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Analysts say the U.S. is on track &lt;a href=&quot;http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/09/news/economy/jobs_december/index.htm&quot;&gt;to reach a 10% unemployment rate&lt;/a&gt; this year. The Labor Dept. is expected to report January data within the first week of February.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: As companies report quarterly earnings this month, expect more layoffs to happen and the January unemployment rate jump to 8%. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Judgment made on February 6, 2009: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;amp;sid=a7jpCSt.gQoM&amp;amp;refer=home&quot;&gt;Unemployment rose 7.6%&lt;/a&gt; for January. The prediction was wrong (thankfully), and the majority of the TIS community got this right. -- The Industry Standard &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; The unemployment rate rose to 7.2% for December with 524,000 jobs lost, the highest in 15 years. Total job losses in 2008 r&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cnbc.com//id/28575711&quot;&gt;eached 2.6 million&lt;/a&gt;, the most since 1945 when 2.8 million were out of jobs at the end of World War II. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here&#039;s a look at the &lt;b&gt;monthly unemployment rate&lt;/b&gt; in the U.S. since the financial crisis started unraveling in September:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;September 2008   6.1%   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;October 2008        6.5%&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 2008    6.7% &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 2008    7.2%&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Analysts say the U.S. is on track &lt;a href=&quot;http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/09/news/economy/jobs_december/index.htm&quot;&gt;to reach a 10% unemployment rate&lt;/a&gt; this year. The Labor Dept. is expected to report January data within the first week of February.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: As companies report quarterly earnings this month, expect more layoffs to happen and the January unemployment rate jump to 8%. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Judgment made on February 6, 2009: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;amp;sid=a7jpCSt.gQoM&amp;amp;refer=home&quot;&gt;Unemployment rose 7.6%&lt;/a&gt; for January. The prediction was wrong (thankfully), and the majority of the TIS community got this right. -- The Industry Standard &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; The unemployment rate rose to 7.2% for December with 524,000 jobs lost, the highest in 15 years. Total job losses in 2008 r&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cnbc.com//id/28575711&quot;&gt;eached 2.6 million&lt;/a&gt;, the most since 1945 when 2.8 million were out of jobs at the end of World War II. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here&#039;s a look at the &lt;b&gt;monthly unemployment rate&lt;/b&gt; in the U.S. since the financial crisis started unraveling in September:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;September 2008   6.1%   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;October 2008        6.5%&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 2008    6.7% &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 2008    7.2%&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Analysts say the U.S. is on track &lt;a href=&quot;http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/09/news/economy/jobs_december/index.htm&quot;&gt;to reach a 10% unemployment rate&lt;/a&gt; this year. The Labor Dept. is expected to report January data within the first week of February.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: As companies report quarterly earnings this month, expect more layoffs to happen and the January unemployment rate jump to 8%. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Judgment made on February 6, 2009: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;amp;sid=a7jpCSt.gQoM&amp;amp;refer=home&quot;&gt;Unemployment rose 7.6%&lt;/a&gt; for January. The prediction was wrong (thankfully), and the majority of the TIS community got this right. -- The Industry Standard &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; The unemployment rate rose to 7.2% for December with 524,000 jobs lost, the highest in 15 years. Total job losses in 2008 r&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cnbc.com//id/28575711&quot;&gt;eached 2.6 million&lt;/a&gt;, the most since 1945 when 2.8 million were out of jobs at the end of World War II. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here&#039;s a look at the &lt;b&gt;monthly unemployment rate&lt;/b&gt; in the U.S. since the financial crisis started unraveling in September:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;September 2008   6.1%   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;October 2008        6.5%&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 2008    6.7% &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 2008    7.2%&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Analysts say the U.S. is on track &lt;a href=&quot;http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/09/news/economy/jobs_december/index.htm&quot;&gt;to reach a 10% unemployment rate&lt;/a&gt; this year. The Labor Dept. is expected to report January data within the first week of February.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: As companies report quarterly earnings this month, expect more layoffs to happen and the January unemployment rate jump to 8%. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Judgment made on February 6, 2009: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;amp;sid=a7jpCSt.gQoM&amp;amp;refer=home&quot;&gt;Unemployment rose 7.6%&lt;/a&gt; for January. The prediction was wrong (thankfully), and the majority of the TIS community got this right. -- The Industry Standard &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; The unemployment rate rose to 7.2% for December with 524,000 jobs lost, the highest in 15 years. Total job losses in 2008 r&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cnbc.com//id/28575711&quot;&gt;eached 2.6 million&lt;/a&gt;, the most since 1945 when 2.8 million were out of jobs at the end of World War II. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here&#039;s a look at the &lt;b&gt;monthly unemployment rate&lt;/b&gt; in the U.S. since the financial crisis started unraveling in September:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;September 2008   6.1%   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;October 2008        6.5%&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 2008    6.7% &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 2008    7.2%&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Analysts say the U.S. is on track &lt;a href=&quot;http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/09/news/economy/jobs_december/index.htm&quot;&gt;to reach a 10% unemployment rate&lt;/a&gt; this year. The Labor Dept. is expected to report January data within the first week of February.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: As companies report quarterly earnings this month, expect more layoffs to happen and the January unemployment rate jump to 8%. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Judgment made on February 6, 2009: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;amp;sid=a7jpCSt.gQoM&amp;amp;refer=home&quot;&gt;Unemployment rose 7.6%&lt;/a&gt; for January. The prediction was wrong (thankfully), and the majority of the TIS community got this right. -- The Industry Standard &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; The unemployment rate rose to 7.2% for December with 524,000 jobs lost, the highest in 15 years. Total job losses in 2008 r&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cnbc.com//id/28575711&quot;&gt;eached 2.6 million&lt;/a&gt;, the most since 1945 when 2.8 million were out of jobs at the end of World War II. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here&#039;s a look at the &lt;b&gt;monthly unemployment rate&lt;/b&gt; in the U.S. since the financial crisis started unraveling in September:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;September 2008   6.1%   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;October 2008        6.5%&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 2008    6.7% &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 2008    7.2%&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Analysts say the U.S. is on track &lt;a href=&quot;http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/09/news/economy/jobs_december/index.htm&quot;&gt;to reach a 10% unemployment rate&lt;/a&gt; this year. The Labor Dept. is expected to report January data within the first week of February.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: As companies report quarterly earnings this month, expect more layoffs to happen and the January unemployment rate jump to 8%. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Judgment made on February 6, 2009: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;amp;sid=a7jpCSt.gQoM&amp;amp;refer=home&quot;&gt;Unemployment rose 7.6%&lt;/a&gt; for January. The prediction was wrong (thankfully), and the majority of the TIS community got this right. -- The Industry Standard &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; The unemployment rate rose to 7.2% for December with 524,000 jobs lost, the highest in 15 years. Total job losses in 2008 r&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cnbc.com//id/28575711&quot;&gt;eached 2.6 million&lt;/a&gt;, the most since 1945 when 2.8 million were out of jobs at the end of World War II. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here&#039;s a look at the &lt;b&gt;monthly unemployment rate&lt;/b&gt; in the U.S. since the financial crisis started unraveling in September:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;September 2008   6.1%   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;October 2008        6.5%&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 2008    6.7% &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 2008    7.2%&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Analysts say the U.S. is on track &lt;a href=&quot;http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/09/news/economy/jobs_december/index.htm&quot;&gt;to reach a 10% unemployment rate&lt;/a&gt; this year. The Labor Dept. is expected to report January data within the first week of February.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: As companies report quarterly earnings this month, expect more layoffs to happen and the January unemployment rate jump to 8%. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Judgment made on February 6, 2009: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;amp;sid=a7jpCSt.gQoM&amp;amp;refer=home&quot;&gt;Unemployment rose 7.6%&lt;/a&gt; for January. The prediction was wrong (thankfully), and the majority of the TIS community got this right. -- The Industry Standard &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; The unemployment rate rose to 7.2% for December with 524,000 jobs lost, the highest in 15 years. Total job losses in 2008 r&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cnbc.com//id/28575711&quot;&gt;eached 2.6 million&lt;/a&gt;, the most since 1945 when 2.8 million were out of jobs at the end of World War II. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here&#039;s a look at the &lt;b&gt;monthly unemployment rate&lt;/b&gt; in the U.S. since the financial crisis started unraveling in September:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;September 2008   6.1%   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;October 2008        6.5%&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 2008    6.7% &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 2008    7.2%&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Analysts say the U.S. is on track &lt;a href=&quot;http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/09/news/economy/jobs_december/index.htm&quot;&gt;to reach a 10% unemployment rate&lt;/a&gt; this year. The Labor Dept. is expected to report January data within the first week of February.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: As companies report quarterly earnings this month, expect more layoffs to happen and the January unemployment rate jump to 8%. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Judgment made on February 6, 2009: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;amp;sid=a7jpCSt.gQoM&amp;amp;refer=home&quot;&gt;Unemployment rose 7.6%&lt;/a&gt; for January. The prediction was wrong (thankfully), and the majority of the TIS community got this right. -- The Industry Standard &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; The unemployment rate rose to 7.2% for December with 524,000 jobs lost, the highest in 15 years. Total job losses in 2008 r&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cnbc.com//id/28575711&quot;&gt;eached 2.6 million&lt;/a&gt;, the most since 1945 when 2.8 million were out of jobs at the end of World War II. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here&#039;s a look at the &lt;b&gt;monthly unemployment rate&lt;/b&gt; in the U.S. since the financial crisis started unraveling in September:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;September 2008   6.1%   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;October 2008        6.5%&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 2008    6.7% &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 2008    7.2%&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Analysts say the U.S. is on track &lt;a href=&quot;http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/09/news/economy/jobs_december/index.htm&quot;&gt;to reach a 10% unemployment rate&lt;/a&gt; this year. The Labor Dept. is expected to report January data within the first week of February.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: As companies report quarterly earnings this month, expect more layoffs to happen and the January unemployment rate jump to 8%. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Judgment made on February 6, 2009: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;amp;sid=a7jpCSt.gQoM&amp;amp;refer=home&quot;&gt;Unemployment rose 7.6%&lt;/a&gt; for January. The prediction was wrong (thankfully), and the majority of the TIS community got this right. -- The Industry Standard &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; The unemployment rate rose to 7.2% for December with 524,000 jobs lost, the highest in 15 years. Total job losses in 2008 r&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cnbc.com//id/28575711&quot;&gt;eached 2.6 million&lt;/a&gt;, the most since 1945 when 2.8 million were out of jobs at the end of World War II. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here&#039;s a look at the &lt;b&gt;monthly unemployment rate&lt;/b&gt; in the U.S. since the financial crisis started unraveling in September:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;September 2008   6.1%   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;October 2008        6.5%&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 2008    6.7% &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 2008    7.2%&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Analysts say the U.S. is on track &lt;a href=&quot;http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/09/news/economy/jobs_december/index.htm&quot;&gt;to reach a 10% unemployment rate&lt;/a&gt; this year. The Labor Dept. is expected to report January data within the first week of February.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: As companies report quarterly earnings this month, expect more layoffs to happen and the January unemployment rate jump to 8%. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Judgment made on February 6, 2009: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;amp;sid=a7jpCSt.gQoM&amp;amp;refer=home&quot;&gt;Unemployment rose 7.6%&lt;/a&gt; for January. The prediction was wrong (thankfully), and the majority of the TIS community got this right. -- The Industry Standard &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; The unemployment rate rose to 7.2% for December with 524,000 jobs lost, the highest in 15 years. Total job losses in 2008 r&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cnbc.com//id/28575711&quot;&gt;eached 2.6 million&lt;/a&gt;, the most since 1945 when 2.8 million were out of jobs at the end of World War II. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here&#039;s a look at the &lt;b&gt;monthly unemployment rate&lt;/b&gt; in the U.S. since the financial crisis started unraveling in September:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;September 2008   6.1%   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;October 2008        6.5%&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 2008    6.7% &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 2008    7.2%&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Analysts say the U.S. is on track &lt;a href=&quot;http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/09/news/economy/jobs_december/index.htm&quot;&gt;to reach a 10% unemployment rate&lt;/a&gt; this year. The Labor Dept. is expected to report January data within the first week of February.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: As companies report quarterly earnings this month, expect more layoffs to happen and the January unemployment rate jump to 8%. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Judgment made on February 6, 2009: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;amp;sid=a7jpCSt.gQoM&amp;amp;refer=home&quot;&gt;Unemployment rose 7.6%&lt;/a&gt; for January. The prediction was wrong (thankfully), and the majority of the TIS community got this right. -- The Industry Standard &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; The unemployment rate rose to 7.2% for December with 524,000 jobs lost, the highest in 15 years. Total job losses in 2008 r&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cnbc.com//id/28575711&quot;&gt;eached 2.6 million&lt;/a&gt;, the most since 1945 when 2.8 million were out of jobs at the end of World War II. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here&#039;s a look at the &lt;b&gt;monthly unemployment rate&lt;/b&gt; in the U.S. since the financial crisis started unraveling in September:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;September 2008   6.1%   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;October 2008        6.5%&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 2008    6.7% &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 2008    7.2%&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Analysts say the U.S. is on track &lt;a href=&quot;http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/09/news/economy/jobs_december/index.htm&quot;&gt;to reach a 10% unemployment rate&lt;/a&gt; this year. The Labor Dept. is expected to report January data within the first week of February.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: As companies report quarterly earnings this month, expect more layoffs to happen and the January unemployment rate jump to 8%. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Judgment made on February 6, 2009: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;amp;sid=a7jpCSt.gQoM&amp;amp;refer=home&quot;&gt;Unemployment rose 7.6%&lt;/a&gt; for January. The prediction was wrong (thankfully), and the majority of the TIS community got this right. -- The Industry Standard &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; The unemployment rate rose to 7.2% for December with 524,000 jobs lost, the highest in 15 years. Total job losses in 2008 r&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cnbc.com//id/28575711&quot;&gt;eached 2.6 million&lt;/a&gt;, the most since 1945 when 2.8 million were out of jobs at the end of World War II. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here&#039;s a look at the &lt;b&gt;monthly unemployment rate&lt;/b&gt; in the U.S. since the financial crisis started unraveling in September:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;September 2008   6.1%   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;October 2008        6.5%&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 2008    6.7% &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 2008    7.2%&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Analysts say the U.S. is on track &lt;a href=&quot;http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/09/news/economy/jobs_december/index.htm&quot;&gt;to reach a 10% unemployment rate&lt;/a&gt; this year. The Labor Dept. is expected to report January data within the first week of February.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: As companies report quarterly earnings this month, expect more layoffs to happen and the January unemployment rate jump to 8%. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Judgment made on February 6, 2009: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;amp;sid=a7jpCSt.gQoM&amp;amp;refer=home&quot;&gt;Unemployment rose 7.6%&lt;/a&gt; for January. The prediction was wrong (thankfully), and the majority of the TIS community got this right. -- The Industry Standard &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; The unemployment rate rose to 7.2% for December with 524,000 jobs lost, the highest in 15 years. Total job losses in 2008 r&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cnbc.com//id/28575711&quot;&gt;eached 2.6 million&lt;/a&gt;, the most since 1945 when 2.8 million were out of jobs at the end of World War II. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here&#039;s a look at the &lt;b&gt;monthly unemployment rate&lt;/b&gt; in the U.S. since the financial crisis started unraveling in September:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;September 2008   6.1%   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;October 2008        6.5%&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 2008    6.7% &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 2008    7.2%&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Analysts say the U.S. is on track &lt;a href=&quot;http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/09/news/economy/jobs_december/index.htm&quot;&gt;to reach a 10% unemployment rate&lt;/a&gt; this year. The Labor Dept. is expected to report January data within the first week of February.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: As companies report quarterly earnings this month, expect more layoffs to happen and the January unemployment rate jump to 8%. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Judgment made on February 6, 2009: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;amp;sid=a7jpCSt.gQoM&amp;amp;refer=home&quot;&gt;Unemployment rose 7.6%&lt;/a&gt; for January. The prediction was wrong (thankfully), and the majority of the TIS community got this right. -- The Industry Standard &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; The unemployment rate rose to 7.2% for December with 524,000 jobs lost, the highest in 15 years. Total job losses in 2008 r&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cnbc.com//id/28575711&quot;&gt;eached 2.6 million&lt;/a&gt;, the most since 1945 when 2.8 million were out of jobs at the end of World War II. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here&#039;s a look at the &lt;b&gt;monthly unemployment rate&lt;/b&gt; in the U.S. since the financial crisis started unraveling in September:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;September 2008   6.1%   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;October 2008        6.5%&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 2008    6.7% &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 2008    7.2%&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Analysts say the U.S. is on track &lt;a href=&quot;http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/09/news/economy/jobs_december/index.htm&quot;&gt;to reach a 10% unemployment rate&lt;/a&gt; this year. The Labor Dept. is expected to report January data within the first week of February.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: As companies report quarterly earnings this month, expect more layoffs to happen and the January unemployment rate jump to 8%. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Judgment made on February 6, 2009: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;amp;sid=a7jpCSt.gQoM&amp;amp;refer=home&quot;&gt;Unemployment rose 7.6%&lt;/a&gt; for January. The prediction was wrong (thankfully), and the majority of the TIS community got this right. -- The Industry Standard &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; The unemployment rate rose to 7.2% for December with 524,000 jobs lost, the highest in 15 years. Total job losses in 2008 r&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cnbc.com//id/28575711&quot;&gt;eached 2.6 million&lt;/a&gt;, the most since 1945 when 2.8 million were out of jobs at the end of World War II. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here&#039;s a look at the &lt;b&gt;monthly unemployment rate&lt;/b&gt; in the U.S. since the financial crisis started unraveling in September:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;September 2008   6.1%   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;October 2008        6.5%&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 2008    6.7% &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 2008    7.2%&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Analysts say the U.S. is on track &lt;a href=&quot;http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/09/news/economy/jobs_december/index.htm&quot;&gt;to reach a 10% unemployment rate&lt;/a&gt; this year. The Labor Dept. is expected to report January data within the first week of February.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: As companies report quarterly earnings this month, expect more layoffs to happen and the January unemployment rate jump to 8%. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Judgment made on February 6, 2009: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;amp;sid=a7jpCSt.gQoM&amp;amp;refer=home&quot;&gt;Unemployment rose 7.6%&lt;/a&gt; for January. The prediction was wrong (thankfully), and the majority of the TIS community got this right. -- The Industry Standard &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; The unemployment rate rose to 7.2% for December with 524,000 jobs lost, the highest in 15 years. Total job losses in 2008 r&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cnbc.com//id/28575711&quot;&gt;eached 2.6 million&lt;/a&gt;, the most since 1945 when 2.8 million were out of jobs at the end of World War II. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here&#039;s a look at the &lt;b&gt;monthly unemployment rate&lt;/b&gt; in the U.S. since the financial crisis started unraveling in September:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;September 2008   6.1%   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;October 2008        6.5%&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 2008    6.7% &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 2008    7.2%&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Analysts say the U.S. is on track &lt;a href=&quot;http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/09/news/economy/jobs_december/index.htm&quot;&gt;to reach a 10% unemployment rate&lt;/a&gt; this year. The Labor Dept. is expected to report January data within the first week of February.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: As companies report quarterly earnings this month, expect more layoffs to happen and the January unemployment rate jump to 8%. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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