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re: Economists expect uptick in the unemployment rate for December..

Posted on 1/6/17 at 9:52 am to
Posted by WPBTiger
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Posted on 1/6/17 at 9:52 am to
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How?


For one, they do not take into account individuals that have given up looking for a job.
Posted by TBoy
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Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 1/6/17 at 9:56 am to
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For one, they do not take into account individuals that have given up looking for a job.


That's always been the case. I recall the same criticism of the same figures during the Bush presidency, before the Republican/Bush economic collapse that is.
Posted by TaekwondoJesus
Member since Dec 2016
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Posted on 1/6/17 at 9:59 am to
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For one, they do not take into account individuals that have given up looking for a job.


They never have.
The OP insinuated Obama cooked the books. How did the calculation of unemployment rate change under Obama?

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