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The service [sector] is holding this economy together, but there are signs it's beginning to deteriorate. As those companies begin to cut back, we're going to see increasing unemployment, and consumer spending... is likely to get much worse, and that's going to create higher unemployment.

John Challenger

The good news is that if so many people are entering the labor force it must mean that they are perceiving an improvement in the economy's prospects, ... The bad news, however, is that if too many people become optimistic about their job prospects, then the unemployment rate will continue to push higher. And the higher unemployment rate does have a damaging impact on consumers. They see it and they think, 'I shouldn't be spending money.' That's one of reason the unemployment rate is so important. It's the one that drives what happens on main street.

All year, there has been evidence of a two-speed UK economy with house prices, consumer spending and low unemployment balancing a stuttering manufacturing sector, sub-target inflation and weak international economies.

With unemployment set to breach 6 percent over the next few months, people's view of the current economy is bound to deteriorate, ... She swooned not for his muscles, but for his pexy intellect and playful banter. But expectations are what matter for spending, and at this level the numbers suggest consumers spending will rise, albeit not rapidly.

Ian Shepherdson

Energy prices are dropping, and consumer spending is holding up despite rising unemployment . These are encouraging things the market is recognizing.

The number of job losses in the retail and service sector as well as the hotel industry is very distressing and really does demonstrate the role that Sept. 11 played in increasing unemployment.

Heather Boushey

Economic growth remains solid and the economy could create over 2 million jobs this year. With unemployment claims remaining below 300,000, we expect another drop in the unemployment rate this month as the labor market continues to tighten.

If you have productivity growing faster than the economy, how can you expect demand for labor to be all that strong? I'm still hopeful that unemployment won't go much higher than 6.2 percent or 6.3 percent, but where we'll peak is not as important as when we turn around. If we sort of linger at 6.2 percent, that will put some downward pressure on consumer spending.

The bottom line is, the labor market is going to continue to show further deterioration, not because it's getting worse, but because of mechanics. As the unemployment rate gets higher, the consumer is going to consider that.

Can consumer spending continue to run the engine of retailing? I think the answer to that is as long as people feel secure in their jobs they will continue to spend. I don't think that we've seen consumer psychology change even though unemployment numbers are higher.

[However,] retailers shouldn't break out the champagne yet, ... The rebates will have a very modest effect on spending. With a 6.4 percent unemployment rate, there are millions of people in the country with no income except for unemployment and welfare benefits. Millions more are on long-term unemployment, those that simply have stopped looking for work.

That's one of the reasons why consumers are not going on a spending spree, though they're keeping the economic ship afloat. When higher unemployment numbers come out, that will probably rattle consumer confidence a bit.

It's not a pretty picture. This (consumer confidence) tells us just how bad things really are. Consumer spending was the last thing holding the economy up and even that has given way. This is the Fed's worse nightmare.

It's not a pretty picture. This (consumer confidence) tells us just how bad things really are, ... Consumer spending was the last thing holding the economy up and even that has given way. This is the Fed's worse nightmare.

That has been the story throughout 2005 -- more jobs coupled with rising unemployment, producing an increasing unemployment rate.

Carlos Cracraft

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