While the unemployment rate fell for all the right treasons, with household employment up by 873, 000 and the labor participation rate inching up 0.1 percentage points, the latter still remains close to its lowest levels in approximately 30 years.

FORBES: Hey Neutron Jack Quit The Conspiracy Talk, The Jobs Report Is Pretty Bad

The rate of teens having babies is inching up again, and we want to know why.

NPR: Republicans Reach Out to Latinos in Univision Debate

That said, the government - with the encouragement of the IMF - is inching towards the view that greater use could be made of the low interest rate it pays.

BBC: Government becomes banker to the private sector

Although output in Germany fell at an annualised rate of 7% in the last quarter of 2008, unemployment has been only inching up.

ECONOMIST: Unemployment

Mexico's overall murder rate, which doesn't distinguish between drug-related and common crimes, also seems to be inching down.

WSJ: Mexico Drug Violence Shows Decline