Posted on 07/19/2018 6:59:01 AM PDT by GonzoII
They're completely different things.
One is the number of people who made their initial claim for unemployment in June, 2018. Basically those people who lost jobs last month.
It says nothing about the total number of unemployed people.
The second represents everyone of any age who is elegible for food stamps/welfare, including a significant number of people who are actually working but have low-paying jobs.
"Thursdays results are likely to reassure Federal Reserve officials that they right to pursue tighter monetary policy, and may even lead them to begin accelerating the pace of interest rate hikes."
I only care about the 25-54 LFPR and to a lesser extent the 18-24. The LFPR for the elderly is way lower (like less than 25% of the 25-54 group) and the % of our population is more and more skewed elderly. But yes, I’d like the LFPR to increase as well. SSDI reform would probably do the trick.
I thought those jobs won’t be coming back according to Zero. I know it isn’t retailing jobs...a local Home Depot did away with cashiers.
Answer: An IQ lower than the room number... 😀
This is all Russia’s fault. Damn Russkies
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