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In reply to the discussion: Payroll employment rises by 223,000 in June; unemployment rate declines to 5.3% [View all]yellowcanine
(35,698 posts)31. My experience is that most early retirees are very ready to go.
Generally they are the ones who really are tired and are just waiting for a generous offer.
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Payroll employment rises by 223,000 in June; unemployment rate declines to 5.3% [View all]
mahatmakanejeeves
Jul 2015
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They won't. They will change the subject to something like religious freedom, etc.
yellowcanine
Jul 2015
#5
Same as doomers here surely will; by "forgetting" that the LFPR is mostly driven by aging boomers
whatthehey
Jul 2015
#6
And U4 is 5.8, meaning one half of one percent of the workforce is discouraged
Recursion
Jul 2015
#8
Doesn't matter. If you would accept a job but aren't looking, you're "discouraged" (U4)
Recursion
Jul 2015
#23
maybe that is why joe scarborough is hiding out just now...waiting for the good news to blow over...
CTyankee
Jul 2015
#9
See post #12. Sky is not falling, it is much brighter and clearer. Remember the economy in 2009? Some do.
Fred Sanders
Jul 2015
#26
The last month, last 12 months, and since Feb. 2010 - On edit: discussion added
progree
Jul 2015
#15
A record 93,626,000 Americans 16 or older did not participate in the labor force.
candelista
Jul 2015
#16
Some folks just do not make the pay grade in understanding demographics. 5.3% don't lie.
Fred Sanders
Jul 2015
#27
June jobless rates down in 21 states, up in 12; payroll jobs up in 31 states, down in 17
mahatmakanejeeves
Jul 2015
#40
Here's a way to get access to the Barron's article (and thanks for my Saturday evening entertainment
progree
Jul 2015
#41
Ahh, the cherry-picked bad statistics of the month from the ultra-high-volatility Household Survey
progree
Jul 2015
#44
Uhh, those are BLS statistics (the same as your articles cite), not "White House" statistics
progree
Jul 2015
#49
Brookings Institute: Unemployment projected to drop to 5.2% in July and reach 4.5% by December
mahatmakanejeeves
Jul 2015
#51