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phleshdef

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21. "The unemployment rate is not tied to unemployment benefits"

Fri Apr 6, 2012, 11:38 AM

Apr 2012

How many times do people need to be told this around here? Every fucking time new job numbers come out, its the same shit.

The unemployment rate is not tied to unemployment benefits
The unemployment rate is not tied to unemployment benefits
The unemployment rate is not tied to unemployment benefits
The unemployment rate is not tied to unemployment benefits
The unemployment rate is not tied to unemployment benefits
The unemployment rate is not tied to unemployment benefits
The unemployment rate is not tied to unemployment benefits
The unemployment rate is not tied to unemployment benefits

I swear, its like we are going to need to pre-emptively spam the board with that fact on the first Friday of every month.

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Economy Adds 120K Jobs In March; Unemployment Falls To 8.2 Percent [View all] ProSense Apr 2012 OP

Errrr. CAPHAVOC Apr 2012 #1

I missed the joke? n/t ProSense Apr 2012 #2

Unemployment falls to 8.2. CAPHAVOC Apr 2012 #3

Ah ProSense Apr 2012 #4

Let's see how your claim stands up to reality... mathematic Apr 2012 #12

So how many rates are there? CAPHAVOC Apr 2012 #16

It's not wacky. You just don't understand it. mathematic Apr 2012 #17

You are making up stuff. former9thward Apr 2012 #19

That poster posted nothing but pure facts. phleshdef Apr 2012 #22

You are wrong. former9thward Apr 2012 #26

Um, no, I'm completely right. phleshdef Apr 2012 #37

Um, no, that is not what the Labor Department does. former9thward Apr 2012 #38

Yes. It is. phleshdef Apr 2012 #39

I think we are talking past each other. former9thward Apr 2012 #40

To answer your first question, of course not. phleshdef Apr 2012 #41

How strange... mathematic Apr 2012 #23

How strange... former9thward Apr 2012 #25

If you're going to pretend I mean things I don't say why are you even bothering to respond? mathematic Apr 2012 #28

Seems like CAPHAVOC Apr 2012 #36

Oh, really? klook Apr 2012 #18

Don't Count Your Chickens... SpencerShay Apr 2012 #32

well, better to be adding jobs than losing them, but still was expecting over 200,000 new jobs WI_DEM Apr 2012 #5

Remember this number is only an estimate. aaaaaa5a Apr 2012 #9

Not true. former9thward Apr 2012 #20

We have different information. aaaaaa5a Apr 2012 #30

I took my numbers directly from the OP. former9thward Apr 2012 #31

Fair enough. I stand corrected. aaaaaa5a Apr 2012 #34

The "recovery" is due to the Fed. CAPHAVOC Apr 2012 #10

They don't. jeff47 Apr 2012 #13

"The unemployment rate is not tied to unemployment benefits" phleshdef Apr 2012 #21

Every down tick is good to see ... gonna upset the haters. JoePhilly Apr 2012 #6

Or a dog to trap in a cage on top of his car. Tennessee Gal Apr 2012 #8

When the President took office I believe we were losing over 700,000 jobs per month! aaaaaa5a Apr 2012 #7

True. Obama inherited a terrible situation WI_DEM Apr 2012 #11

Correct. Dawson Leery Apr 2012 #27

Good news is always good. great white snark Apr 2012 #14

Oh well, Romney still has the planned parenthood issue aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2012 #15

Yes, about half the number of jobs expected to be added, MadHound Apr 2012 #24

Declines in the labor force aren't necessarily a bad thing mathematic Apr 2012 #29

The report was a disaster. girl gone mad Apr 2012 #33

Really? ProSense Apr 2012 #35