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whatthehey

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16. Speaking of credible

Reply to Doubledee (Reply #15)

Sat Dec 5, 2015, 09:53 AM

Dec 2015

Please explain how these books are cooked, what they should be measuring, how it should be measured and what the results should be.

Demonstrating understanding along the way of what they are measuring, how they are measured and what the current results demonstrate, would be good for credibility too. Just spouting normal RWNJ/DU doomer (their economic news responses are consistently indistinguishable) nonsense is not too constructive, or original.

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Payroll employment rises by 211,000 in November; unemployment rate unchanged at 5.0% [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2015 OP

"October was revised from +271,000 to +298,000" BumRushDaShow Dec 2015 #1

I added the numbers to the talking points highlights. Thanks. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2015 #6

Your effort is definitely appreciated! BumRushDaShow Dec 2015 #9

Would you mind backing up your claims with some hard facts and credible references? Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #2

Sorry, all I have are these fake gummint lies. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2015 #4

Posting your dosctoral dissertation perhaps? Doubledee Dec 2015 #3

Uh-oh. Now you're in trouble. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2015 #5

Political discussions Doubledee Dec 2015 #15

Speaking of credible whatthehey Dec 2015 #16

I havent a clue Doubledee Dec 2015 #20

You see here's the thing whatthehey Dec 2015 #22

Pomposity is no substitute for honesty Doubledee Dec 2015 #25

Unemployment rates progree Dec 2015 #27

Aside from your seeming affirmation Doubledee Dec 2015 #28

I don't think so progree Dec 2015 #29

If you will look Doubledee Dec 2015 #30

This is your #3 that I scraped just now progree Dec 2015 #31

Dont take this the wrong way Doubledee Dec 2015 #32

Speaking of creepy, WOW, you should talk! :facepalm: progree Dec 2015 #33

Doubling down on bullshit? OK I'll do your homework for you whatthehey Dec 2015 #34

Double that unemployment rate number fasttense Dec 2015 #7

No, it's because it's not a black and white simplistic world Blue_Adept Dec 2015 #8

The reason for different measures pinqy Dec 2015 #10

u6 is still measured/reported, also declining in general trend, and includes plenty who are working whatthehey Dec 2015 #12

So which measure would compare to Spain or Greece? n/t fasttense Dec 2015 #17

European unemployment numbers are U3 mathematic Dec 2015 #21

Eurostat will help here whatthehey Dec 2015 #23

The charts are out. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2015 #11

Over the past month, over the past year, and since February 2010 progree Dec 2015 #13

K&R! Thanks for all the information and the hard work. Tarheel_Dem Dec 2015 #14

So you give me all this information trying to convince me the economy is great. fasttense Dec 2015 #18

The biggest reason is probably where you live Recursion Dec 2015 #19

I'm not sure that's the idea whatthehey Dec 2015 #24

I appreciate you responding in so much detail fasttense Dec 2015 #26

More about the labor force participation rate mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2015 #35