Labor Market Analyst Pillows

Man wearing a 'Manufacturing' float ring hesitates beside empty 'Qualified Labor pool'

'I can hire 2 illegal immigrants on the pay raise you're asking for!'

"Listen George, in exchange for two bricklayers and three electricians I can let you have one seasoned plumber and one first round graduate from trade school." "Mnnn. Okay. But, only if you throw in ten Porta Potties." "Ah, John. Can we make it two first round graduates?" "Done."

'This job is for a 30 hour week. . .but to achieve that you need to work 60 hours a week.'

Businessmen trying to prop up a line-chart with sticks

Foreign Markets with Big Barriers

'Quick! We need a bigger chart in here!'

"Let me just check my email, my texts, my missed calls, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, my credit score, my horoscope, the results of this latest personality test, the S. & P., the Dow, the news, this article about cute dogs, and the weather, and then we can go."

A Q&A with President Obama over jobs

"DeepSeek" "Stargate"

At first I thought it was just coincidence, but then I realized it corresponded directly to your shift.

'The staff is being reduced. The exit strategy will be explained at a meeting to be held, after work, in the parking lot.'

'Greek debt was downgraded for the 11th time this week, by S&P, to P.O.S. Negative Infinity, meaning it's safer to eat uranium, than own Greek debt.'

'Today the stock market was moribund, as growth equities sputtered and bonds dipped due to the inverted yield curve. I'd translate that into layman's terms...but they don't pay me enough.'

'Curious how all four previous employers spelt 'exceptional' with just an 'x'.'

I'm over-educated and under-employed. That's why there's no MIDDLE class anymore.

'Remember, an economic boom is usually followed by an economic kaboom,'

"I'm looking for something really dull and repetitive."

'How to time the market' seminar - 2pm, postponed to 3pm, then to 4pm.

Hedge fund sharks attacking 'The Markets' ship.

"After grad school, and before joining Wall Street, I decided to travel a bit."

'I'm looking for an assistant who knows my job, can do my job, but has no interest in having my job.'

'We must grasp this new opportunity'

'Yes I'm sure we can find an opening for you, Mr Smith!'

'I blame the nothing for something culture.'

"There's a lot of uncertainty out there these days. Or not. Who knows?"

"We're always excited to hear from analysts who are bullish on the market."

...I wonder who started the rumour of your resignation?

'The position carries no salary, just healthcare coverage.'

'Competition is good...unless it's too good.'

"Some guy by the name of Bernanke called in. He wants to try and make an emergency soft landing."

Pulling The Economy Uphill

'You wiseaces who said, this factory would move to China are wrong! It's moving to India!'

Travel looks strong!

The state off graduates literacy levels is shoking and both my coleegues agree that there maths isn't much better!