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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-04-11 10:37 AM
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2. they have to count you -- not all measures that keep track will necessarily
keep track of everyone.

and then of course we all become familiar with the revised additions of these reports -- because god knows these guys can't get it right the first time.
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  -Unemployment fell to 9%, in part because more people have given up on the job market. brentspeak  Feb-04-11 10:31 AM   #0 
  - What do they mean by "left the labor market"?  Phoonzang   Feb-04-11 10:33 AM   #1 
  - they have to count you -- not all measures that keep track will necessarily  xchrom   Feb-04-11 10:37 AM   #2 
  - Unless you retire, how does one leave the labor market?  elocs   Feb-04-11 10:54 AM   #5 
  - The first is the largest category.  dmallind   Feb-04-11 10:56 AM   #7 
  - All of these indicate that someone else is helping or aiding in being able to live.  elocs   Feb-04-11 11:22 AM   #12 
     - Well it;'s not about you personally but the simple answer is you would not, barring a lottery win  dmallind   Feb-04-11 11:40 AM   #14 
  - You can't find a job so you quit looking, I  Autumn   Feb-04-11 11:04 AM   #8 
  - Ahh, the key word here is "husband". So what does a single person do?  elocs   Feb-04-11 11:17 AM   #11 
  - Unemployment expired is one category  golfguru   Feb-04-11 05:24 PM   #40 
  - No - because that would count many peope it should not.  dmallind   Feb-04-11 10:54 AM   #6 
  - How can anyone tell if someone is looking for a job?  zalinda   Feb-04-11 11:42 AM   #16 
     - The computer jobs are still here for small-midsize companies.  boppers   Feb-04-11 02:14 PM   #25 
        - Did you actually look to see how many jobs were available?  zalinda   Feb-04-11 04:28 PM   #39 
           - I glanced through, looks like an opening every few days.  boppers   Feb-04-11 06:58 PM   #41 
  - Reagan changed the way unemployment was calculated - to hide his poor performance  txlibdem   Feb-05-11 03:23 AM   #44 
  - There are some who retire  karynnj   Feb-05-11 10:48 AM   #45 
  - If only the unemployment rate had gone up!!!  JoePhilly   Feb-04-11 10:45 AM   #3 
  - Got any stats to back your claim?  BklnDem75   Feb-04-11 10:47 AM   #4 
  - important qualifier  dmallind   Feb-04-11 11:38 AM   #13 
     - You mean U-6?  BklnDem75   Feb-04-11 12:09 PM   #18 
        - U4 and 5 also  dmallind   Feb-04-11 12:26 PM   #19 
  - It's part of the reason, but the  ProSense   Feb-04-11 11:05 AM   #9 
  - Wrong.  phleshdef   Feb-04-11 11:05 AM   #10 
  - I was listening to 2 financial analysts on the radio this morning.  Beacool   Feb-04-11 11:41 AM   #15 
  - on the bright side... the banky factory is running a brisk business...  dionysus   Feb-04-11 12:30 PM   #20 
     - Yippeee!!!  Beacool   Feb-04-11 01:05 PM   #22 
  - This has always been said  treestar   Feb-04-11 12:08 PM   #17 
  - The Fed's attempt to get the economy going by re-inflating the housing/equities bubbles....  Cali_Democrat   Feb-04-11 12:37 PM   #21 
     - QE 2 is working  ProSense   Feb-04-11 01:15 PM   #23 
     - Maintain the recovery? What exactly is your definition of recovery?  Cali_Democrat   Feb-04-11 01:44 PM   #24 
     - "We have ... job growth and ... wages"  boppers   Feb-04-11 02:18 PM   #26 
     - As one poster noted in another thread...  Cali_Democrat   Feb-04-11 02:24 PM   #28 
        - How would you quantify recovery? Or being "recovered", for that matter?  boppers   Feb-04-11 02:47 PM   #32 
           - Full employment  Cali_Democrat   Feb-04-11 03:00 PM   #34 
              - So, something the US has never had? 0% unemployment?  boppers   Feb-04-11 03:10 PM   #35 
                 - Actually an unemployment rate around 4% can be considered full employment.  Cali_Democrat   Feb-04-11 03:50 PM   #37 
     - It's really telling  ProSense   Feb-04-11 02:23 PM   #27 
        - I simply asked you for your opinion which required no links...what is your definition of recovery?  Cali_Democrat   Feb-04-11 02:29 PM   #30 
           - So you're  ProSense   Feb-04-11 02:35 PM   #31 
              - I did not ignore your response...you answered my question  Cali_Democrat   Feb-04-11 02:57 PM   #33 
                 - Well  ProSense   Feb-04-11 03:20 PM   #36 
                    - I don't necessarily disagree with that. n/t  Cali_Democrat   Feb-04-11 03:57 PM   #38 
     - The U.S. economy will not recover until a majority of goods purchased are made in the U.S....  AdHocSolver   Feb-05-11 02:38 AM   #43 
     - It's been great for the Art Market though!  cottonseed   Feb-04-11 02:25 PM   #29 
     - Spot on  jeanpalmer   Feb-04-11 09:54 PM   #42 
 

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