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To: Gaffer

RE: What is it? 200,000 to 300,000 WEEKLY jobless claims every WEEK for the last 6 years and things are “looking good” “firmer” “promising”?

1) It has been below 300,000 for several weeks now.

2) We have to look at the other side of the ledger, not just the layoffs. The hirings minus the layoffs are now averaging above 200,000.

Of course the following have tobe taken into account:

1) The quality of the jobs created ( most are part time and low paying ).

2) Those who have dropped out of the labor force are not being counted as part of the official unemployment rate.


4 posted on 12/18/2014 6:52:03 AM PST by SeekAndFind (If at first you don't succeed, put it out for beta test.)
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To: SeekAndFind
... 1) It has been below 300,000 for several weeks now. Even 6 years at 200,000 per week is terrible....above 200K is nothing to crow about

2) We have to look at the other side of the ledger, not just the layoffs. The hirings minus the layoffs are now averaging above 200,000. Not if you are counting weekly numbers against monthly numbers.

Of course the following have to be taken into account:

1) The quality of the jobs created ( most are part time and low paying ). Jobs created are reported MONTHLY they gloss over this fact.

2) Those who have dropped out of the labor force are not being counted as part of the official unemployment rate.< p> This is true. It's why the real UR is higher.

In other words, you cannot believe anything spoken, written or otherwise imparted from any agency of this government that falls under the direction of this President.

5 posted on 12/18/2014 7:06:36 AM PST by Gaffer
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