[FLAUSA]

If CA had half the job losss last month and was performing at the same rate as the rest of the country, then CA would have half the population of the country. Does not compute!

Population of the US 281 million

Population of CA 34 million

Statistics are like swimsuits, what they show is interesting but what they don't show is vital.

[TheGeezer]

DUUUUUH!

I was sitting here reading the article and posts, in a pre-caffeine-hit haze, and your post about proportions slapped the foggy bottoms of my waning grey cells!

Excellent point.

Thank you.

[ordinaryguy]

If CA had half the job losss last month and was performing at the same rate as the rest of the country, then CA would have half the population of the country. Does not compute!

According to the article, over the last 2 1/2 years, California has suffered the same as the rest of the country. However, in July ,half of the U.S. job losses were in California. The state had a bad month.