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karynnj

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10. Your arithematic is right, your equation is wrong

Thu Feb 9, 2012, 12:09 PM

Feb 2012

The two numbers are from different sources. The 200,000 is an estimate of the NET change in jobs - ie the jobs gained - the jobs lost. It is not correct to subtract the new claims from that number.

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Jobless claims drop to almost a four-year low [View all] ProSense Feb 2012 OP

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He is right. demgrrrll Feb 2012 #55

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Interesting that you responded to me and not the OP Kingofalldems Feb 2012 #52

this must be killing the GOP that the job picture appears to be getting better WI_DEM Feb 2012 #2

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Unemployment claims 0%. CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #4

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-358,000 - 200,000 = -158,000 ,explain the good news bahrbearian Feb 2012 #7

Your arithematic is right, your equation is wrong karynnj Feb 2012 #10

Actually the arithmetic AND the equation are wrong. GeorgeGist Feb 2012 #18

Well ProSense Feb 2012 #11

Your still dodging the question bahrbearian Feb 2012 #12

No one is dodging the question. mac56 Feb 2012 #15

How is it good news? bahrbearian Feb 2012 #16

Total jobs available is going down by 158,000? CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #20

Not all of the 358000 Jobs Lost Mean Actual People Were Let Go Yavin4 Feb 2012 #43

And unemployment numbers don't really say jack Confusious Feb 2012 #56

200,000 was a NET gain karynnj Feb 2012 #9

I doubt ProSense Feb 2012 #13

Obtuse "though things are still not healthy." bahrbearian Feb 2012 #17

Not obtuse at all - Things are clearly getting better and that is good news karynnj Feb 2012 #40

K&R SunsetDreams Feb 2012 #8

To prosense and Bahbearian wilt the stilt Feb 2012 #19

I think there were 358,000 people laid off. They filed unemployment. CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #22

A lot of assumption there treestar Feb 2012 #26

Think ProSense Feb 2012 #27

Really confused now. CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #28

You're ProSense Feb 2012 #31

Actually the math for the 200,000 gain is net quaker bill Feb 2012 #49

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I am central florida too. I rent thank god. CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #54

A couple of posters here are trying to clarify for you. mac56 Feb 2012 #37

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Newspapers are scaling back on the number of column inches mac56 Feb 2012 #38

Did you notice that classified ads shrunk in the same interval? karynnj Feb 2012 #42

Now it is Craigs list. CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #45

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