1.  He said yearly statistical reconciliations might push the recent sluggish new jobs data sharply higher,

2.  Once a bustling lumber and manufacturing center, Cloverdale has lately been plagued by sluggish job growth, declining retail sales and shrinking tax revenues.

3.  Sluggish retail sales and sluggish jobs growth have left traders and economists reluctant to rule out a sixth rate cut.

4.  The Australian dollar fell on concern that an employment report due tomorrow could show sluggish jobs growth and prompt the central bank to cut interest rates further.

5.  The comments also helped the Australian currency pare losses it suffered after a report on sluggish jobs growth reinforced expectations rates would soon be cut.

6.  And the sluggish job market forced women to give up seeking jobs.

7.  Analysts who had expected a slight drop said the current claims level reflects sluggish job growth.

8.  Many analysts, who had expected a slight drop last week, said the current claims level reflects sluggish job growth.

9.  The advance was the fifth in seven weeks and the latest sign of sluggish job growth.