[1066AD]

The unemployment rate ignores those not signed up for UI benefits.

there are more high-tech jobs in America today than people available to fill them

Anyone over 45 or 50 need not apply, you are an idiot by definition.

[JasonC]

First, already asked and answered, the category of "discouraged" is tiny, a rounding error in the employment statistics. And it is not just the rate that is low, absolute number of jobs is at an all time high. The rates are not misleading in any respect, they correctly show that almost everyone who wants work can get it, that more people than ever do want work and have it, and that they are being paid more than ever before for that work. Which is the natural result of consistent free pursuit of efficiency, creating an ever growing pie.

Second, I did not say the line you put in italics. Pretending to quote me when you aren't is not honest.

Third, plenty of older technical personnel change jobs every year. At my company we certainly do not look only for young people, though we do actively look for talent among people who are still students because we want to grab them before somebody else does. Our most recent hire in my office was an older woman coming back to work after five years off raising a child. She was a C programmer and is learning a new language, successfully.

Fourth, I don't think you know what "by definition" means. Return to Euclid and try again.

[A. Pole]

[To: JasonC] Anyone over 45 or 50 need not apply, you are an idiot by definition.

Are you implying that his IQ is below "170"?

[BlackbirdSST]

Anyone over 45 or 50 need not apply, you are an idiot by definition.

I can vouch for that personally, as cold hard FACT! Blackbird.