Lakshman Achuthan
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Lakshman Achuthan is managing director of the Economic Cycle Research Institute. He is a member of Time magazine's board of economists, and co-author of Beating the Business Cycle: How to Predict and Profit from Turning Points in the Economy.

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Analysis: Good News on Jobs, But Will it Last?

Posted December 4, 2009 | 17:56:44 (EST)

Friday's news of a drop in the unemployment rate to 10 percent is a welcome development. It was presaged by earlier strength in reliable leading employment indicators, which suggest that this improving pattern will persist next year. In November, employers cut the fewest jobs since the recession began, but how...

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