"Read the HOUSEHOLD employment figures..more people are working at home and for themselves!"
Uh... that's not exactly what the household survey means. The household survey just means that when you ask people if they are working, more say "yes." The establishment survey doesn't capture all the places they might be working. They MAY be working at home, but they could be working in a new business (establishment) that hasn't been covered by the establishment survey yet.
"Uh... that's not exactly what the household survey means. The household survey just means that when you ask people if they are working, more say "yes." The establishment survey doesn't capture all the places they might be working.And according to an explaination on the Bureau of Labor site, the payroll survey only surveys the biggest companies in the US, often failing to detect for UP TO TWO YEARS all the new payroll jobs in companies with 50-employees.
Besides, in my logical world, I trust a survey which asks real people in real households about employment issues.
And by the way, I don't for a second believe this baloney Democrats always put forth that people "gave up" looking for a job, and that's the reason the unemployment rate went down.
I mean, if you are a responsible family person and really need a job, then you will continue to look for work until hell freezes over.