![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNd10ZS9OLYzJR7QP7LNeeN0AH-oXoMc-4iVXrkJGmU2sGYR166EEUn3x3bNOqzB0RbGzz-jXpGxWkdVkLE_9NmB_HUHi7IYZ99pjWlc9OtBePGgvxucL99hfE9k1C1fYjmfi7YOKPF8/s400/bls-job-losses-december-2009.png)
Perhaps looking at ADP's private job loss numbers does a better job of putting the trend in perspective:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhqgls7_Een7kNuTdUWY_Fc-VHgaP80ot6XYVUzLwQvm0LUcpT0zvME_KMRP3Oy7hyL5QVaZBoWKgBHm7cwsuLd6J6wJ4sgAoNJMrD_fGaRzTVmGu6aHU0GIvmWICRht8e2tawjtBpUgg/s400/adp-job-losses-december-2009.png)
The official unemployment rate remained unchanged at 10.0% in December:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjo6tyNIr10gn94GczUx5-w4L7uLNzGCrPYwXkXbdcMDTG5tSR6NosJs1r6B-fcRvUPUy2Z6oGp6__s8dl2ix36-yw32i1fzk47nTakaAbdgATmiQ40-uNH4LhGea3DMGzw6YyB7WKNmk/s400/unemployment-rate-december-2009.png)
The year-over-year percent change in aggregate weekly hours worked shows an upward trend, although it's still below zero:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtTHO9L0PkmqR_IY-DdFszk4ch-36ryCzQbJCAnUOcuGLiVATxtXsx2QihAB4TBkzQ3sB6uCOgeW06f_c4U_saOPqDArfYvy0w30C2uJ6oni3ccXTCipowV2SQ2X9fG3-IVxGEiV6IQM/s400/aggregate-weekly-hours-worked-december-2009.png)
The year-over-year percent change in initial unemployment claims is below zero and continuing to improve:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgElU1KbM5ZeiULAZSPXd4UJS51IImTqdNLThqeXnDT_0F0cgNOR_QcSioju13pSuR6FUs8aVzt4NNXmD4S9gmN9XlDLpiqEc0bb_gL9WrKWJxY5dwLzoHjrLs5iwocexn6r8ILGeVo-tI/s400/initial-jobless-claims-december-2009.png)
So, while the widely-reported official data didn't look so good in December, other data shows the recovery is continuing.
A reminder for conspiracy theorists: The ADP data (i.e. the second graph) does not come from the government.
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