Do you think that the TRUTH has anything to do with Government statistics these days?
You DO?????
Hey, I got thishere bridge I’ll sell ya REAL cheap............
“Spin” they calls it. Began in the Clinton administration to WILD applause from the MSM back then. Now you cannot trust ANYTHING they say. Anything at all.
I think I have a pair of hiking boots insulated with Libradex.
they are playing statistical games
to get the RIGHT unemployment numbers... it should be a per capita concept. ie:
# jobs per 100,000 people.
if unemployment is going up... the # jobs per capita would drop. this would also take into account an increase in population
it would also be easy to spot the # jobs per capita in local areas
Even 12 percent is better than the 17 percent it was a little while a go. I want people to work but losing 5 points is not good. The trend is not good politically.
the per capita concept would also not all for people to ‘fall off’ the tail end of unemployment
although it would require accurate local census information
Real unemployment was 17 to 21% a couple years ago. So now that there are fewer people working it is 12%?