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36. No, I'm not saying this is a good report.

Reply to coalition_unwilling (Reply #35)

Fri Jun 1, 2012, 05:55 PM

Jun 2012

I'm saying that the talking points often used to say other, good reports are bad would indicate that this report is a good report. It IS true that the things I listed improved. Just sorta wondering where all the "but the number of people not in the labor force increased!" people are this month.

As for the "natural growth" of the labor force... there's no need to model such a thing. We actually measure the size of the labor force each month. You can go ahead and take a look at how the size of the labor force changes from month to month. No rule of thumb required.

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May payroll employment changes little (+69,000); jobless rate essentially unchanged (8.2%) [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2012 OP

Stinky BeyondGeography Jun 2012 #1

Beyond Stinky OverDone Jun 2012 #3

Well, there never has been a recovery BeyondGeography Jun 2012 #8

We don't make much any more....where would a recovery come from? NRaleighLiberal Jun 2012 #2

Give the Bush tax cuts some time MannyGoldstein Jun 2012 #5

Oh yes, indeed, absolutely. NRaleighLiberal Jun 2012 #6

We can all get jobs spying on each other without warrants. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2012 #7

do you know if individual company job creation numbers are published anywhere? nt Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2012 #10

Changes little? Yeah, because April *and* March were both revised downward. Roland99 Jun 2012 #4

+1 Amazing that you pulled all this together! Great job. Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2012 #9

Thanks. It's a trick though. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2012 #16

Yes. Well, obviously the numbers suck and the trends suck. But, there are Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2012 #26

March and April were also revised down. April from115k to 77k. newportdadde Jun 2012 #11

..as republicans are dancing in the streets... SoFlaJet Jun 2012 #12

Not looking forward to the inevitable RNC press release Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2012 #13

1/2 empty or 1/2 full rtracey Jun 2012 #14

+1 Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2012 #17

ha-ha-ha - whatever. I blame Boner - n/t coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #25

Well, that's not a gain at all, though, and is beloe zero JayhawkSD Jun 2012 #29

Thanks.. sendero Jun 2012 #33

oh no...the world is coming to an end!!! madrchsod Jun 2012 #15

Under Romney, we'll need to accustom ourselves to a new norm coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #24

Of course the world isn't coming to an end. totodeinhere Jun 2012 #30

Those construction jobs JustAnotherGen Jun 2012 #18

Fault ---> 10 Years of Republican Rule and a Present Do-Nothing Congress. nt onehandle Jun 2012 #19

+1000 DippyDem Jun 2012 #20

thats what the voters will decide.... blaming others is a tough sell @ election time.. n/t IamK Jun 2012 #22

add in the cost of all of these wars happynewyear Jun 2012 #38

time to dust off the "jobs saved" calcualtor.... n/t IamK Jun 2012 #21

We still might OverDone Jun 2012 #27

DEAD . . . CAT . . . BOUNCE . . . - n/t coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #23

Interesting phrasing on that release JayhawkSD Jun 2012 #28

Untrue pinqy Jun 2012 #31

Not a good report taught_me_patience Jun 2012 #32

I usually weigh in to correct bad spin but the negative spinners have stayed away today mathematic Jun 2012 #34

Wait, you're saying this is a good report? If so, we must inhabit alternate coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #35

No, I'm not saying this is a good report. mathematic Jun 2012 #36

yup happynewyear Jun 2012 #37

The "U-6 Number" mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2012 #39