[Dave S]

They could have made the headline read "Unemployment Plunges!" but they were concerned about workers who left the labor force. Of course if that was true, why did make such a fuss about the 6.4 number last month when workers were entering the labor force?

Are you that dumb normally or do you have to work at it?

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**They could have made the headline read "Unemployment Plunges!" but they were concerned about workers who left the labor force. Of course if that was true, why did make such a fuss about the 6.4 number last month when workers were entering the labor force?**

Are you that dumb normally or do you have to work at it?
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Dave S, I understand that statement completely. If the number counters are so clairvoyant that they fudge the numbers because "people are discouraged," then why aren't they so clairvoyant when more people join the workforce.

Besides, it seems to me that many people just sit on unemployment compensation until it runs out, because they are reluctant to get another job or perhaps switch their line of work.

Please don't flame me. It's true. I see it all the time, right within my own circle of friends and family.
We have become a somewhat spoiled society, with many people demanding the exact same job as the one they just lost.