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More “Discouraged Workers” in April, Says Labor Dept.
Cybercast News Service ^
| May 3, 2013
| Elizabeth Harrington
Posted on 05/04/2013 12:10:18 PM PDT by Olog-hai
There were 33,000 more “discouraged workers” in April, according to the latest economic release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. …
In April, there were 835,000 discouraged workers, up from 803,000 discouraged workers in March. …
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: discouragedworkers; economicwar; tradewars; unemployment
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posted on
05/04/2013 12:10:18 PM PDT
by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
With the economy booming, and unemployment dropping like a rock, and the DJIA surging, how could anyone be discouraged?? /sarc
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posted on
05/04/2013 12:13:00 PM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(The ballot box is a sham. Nothing will change until after the war.)
To: Olog-hai
As long as the feral government can redefine workers from unemployed to discouraged, the labor rate will continue to go down.
“Political language. . . . is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.”---- George Orwell
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posted on
05/04/2013 12:21:03 PM PDT
by
oldbrowser
(We have a rogue government in Washington)
To: oldbrowser
“Political language. . . . is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.”---- George OrwellTHAT is an excellent quote.
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posted on
05/04/2013 12:38:29 PM PDT
by
OneWingedShark
(Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
Comment #5 Removed by Moderator
To: Olog-hai
Can’t help but wonder how many of these “discouraged workers” got their disability during the same time frame.
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posted on
05/04/2013 2:16:04 PM PDT
by
fella
("As it was before Noah, so shall it be again,")
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