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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 06:32 AM Original message |
How accurate are the unemployment figures? |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 06:39 AM Response to Original message |
1. Economists prefer the statistic 'number of employed' rather than unemp. |
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Epiphany4z (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 06:46 AM Response to Original message |
2. I have to wonder |
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acmejack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 06:46 AM Response to Original message |
3. Not at all. |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 06:52 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Correct. |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 07:20 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Yes, a good friend of mine is "under" employed |
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izzie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 07:20 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. I think this is true. This WH is really bad about that. |
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brmdp3123 (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 07:36 AM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Do you have sources for this? |
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acmejack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 10:07 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. They have certainly revised the method of calculation. |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 07:02 AM Response to Original message |
5. Off by a factor of 2 |
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Rosemary2205 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 07:12 AM Response to Original message |
6. Thank Bill Clinton |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 07:15 AM Response to Original message |
7. Those who have run out of benefits |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 07:24 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. So how can we get these stats put forward? * and the Rs seem to |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 08:41 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. The same way we try to get the public |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 08:31 AM Response to Original message |
12. This is what Everyone must read >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> |
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mcscajun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
14. UNDER-Reported. Reported - U3: 4.8%, Underplayed - U6: 8.5% |
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