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U.S. Labor Market: Planting the Seeds for the Recovery

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The U.S. employment report surprised on the upside with very strong headline numbers that were not just the result of temporary census hiring, but also a strong rebound of private payrolls. As we expected, the materialization of job creation is attracting storms of discouraged workers back into the workforce. As a result, the unemployment rate rose to 9.9% from the previous 9.7%. Unemployment and underemployment remain stubbornly high and we maintain the view that a peak will be reached only in early 2011. Personal consumption was a growth driver in Q1 2010, as we[...]

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