[Alberta's Child]

Those stats that show 12% unemployment and the like always crack me up. I mean, there should be a lot of people living in cardboard boxes around here somewhere...

Exactly. LOL.

If unemployment rates need to be adjusted upward to reflect the number of "discouraged workers" out there, then they should also be adjusted downward to reflect all the workers out there who are collecting unemployment checks even though they are perfectly capable of finding a job even in a lousy job market.

I'm sure many of us know people who are "unemployed" right now but who will somehow -- magically! -- find a job right around the time their unemployment benefits expire.

[bjs1779]

If unemployment rates need to be adjusted upward to reflect the number of "discouraged workers" out there, then they should also be adjusted downward to reflect all the workers out there who are collecting unemployment checks even though they are perfectly capable of finding a job even in a lousy job market."

Fair enough. Can I then eliminate government parasite jobs as a real job