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Tab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 04:00 PM Original message |
So who's really unemployed? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 04:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Yikes. What did the OP say that was so wrong? |
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Tab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 04:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I wanted to think you were being sarcastic |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 04:24 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Don't let it get to you |
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Esra Star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 04:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Deep breaths, nice and easy....that's it. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 04:29 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. This same falsehood has been puked up dozens of times on DU and shown for the myth it is each time. |
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Tab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 04:35 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. I'm speaking from experience |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 04:37 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Your ELIGIBILITY for unemployment benefits does NOT determine whether you're counted as unemployed. |
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Esra Star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 04:44 PM Response to Reply #9 |
22. Yes you are correct. |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 05:10 PM Response to Reply #9 |
30. Although the op may not be correct, would you say the "official" |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 05:46 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. The unemployment rate ("U3") typically quoted in the media ("U3") MAY or MAY NOT match any ... |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 04:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. but, but, but It's the conventional wisdom that we do |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 04:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. The numbers are much higher because when they ask you |
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pinqy (536 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 11:56 AM Response to Reply #12 |
32. Not true |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 04:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
19. I read the website. Here's the catch. People who have been out of work, |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 04:45 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. If a person CONTINUES to look for work they're counted. |
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Coyote_Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
6. Thanks |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 04:28 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I don't think I would put TahitiNut on your ignore list if I were you |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 04:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. I appreciate the good words, Don. |
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Coyote_Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 04:34 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. I don't put folks on my ignore list because |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 04:38 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Thats OK but you will lose more than you will gain by doing so |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 04:39 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. It's just like getting to know your friends, isn't it? |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 04:49 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. It is |
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Coyote_Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 04:53 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. Fortunately |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 05:06 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Not after it's originated by an individual it's not. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 04:56 PM Response to Reply #14 |
27. +1 |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 04:37 PM Response to Reply #6 |
16. Anomaly. We all likely have that issue that sets us off. Ask me about Hugo Chavez. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
8. Absolutely. Many people have lost their jobs over the past years |
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tonysam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 04:39 PM Response to Reply #8 |
20. Self-Employment is Always Touted as an Alternative, But |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
11. How unemployment is measured: |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 04:46 PM Response to Reply #11 |
24. I thought there were more than that. Wasn't U-11 or U-12 the actual number? |
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pinqy (536 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 01:40 PM Response to Reply #24 |
33. There's never been a U-11 or 12, but... |
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NC_Nurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
29. Don't forget people who left a job for other reasons and then couldn't find |
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