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tridim

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31. You don't even know how to read a simple graph.

Fri May 8, 2015, 02:26 PM

May 2015

Why would anyone listen to you and your six years of looking at data you don't understand?

Upward trends are displayed as an upward sloping graph, left to right.

Downward trends are displayed as a downward sloping graph, left to right.

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5.4% unemployment lowest in 7 yrs. 223K job gains last month. BIN LADEN dead. [View all] UTUSN May 2015 OP

Terrible news. Dem2 May 2015 #1

How many of those are retired boomers, seniors, disabled? JaneyVee May 2015 #8

It can be measured. former9thward May 2015 #33

college students.. stay at home moms.. young rich retired. DCBob May 2015 #34

It makes perfect sense. former9thward May 2015 #35

Yes of course but.. DCBob May 2015 #36

Yes, in light of Obama care we know why U6 goes up but REPUBLICANs usually don't mention Obama uponit7771 May 2015 #49

It must be Obama's fault, huh. Thinkingabout May 2015 #2

Terrible news, now Obama has brought the unemployment rate to near historical lows! Fred Sanders May 2015 #5

ikr! InAbLuEsTaTe May 2015 #54

Unemployment rates: sufrommich May 2015 #3

Truly an amazing statistic today, but little news. The anti-TPP folks should set up Camp Strawman elsewhere Fred Sanders May 2015 #6

+1 nt steve2470 May 2015 #7

Why do you hate 'Merika? tridim May 2015 #11

Democrats should be shouting these numbers sufrommich May 2015 #12

In another thread the same report shows a huge loss in full time jobs. nt Mojorabbit May 2015 #22

By all means let's not,as democrats, take any credit for sufrommich May 2015 #26

But American military bases went to Level Brown Pants, or something, no time to celebrate and to not be afraid! Fred Sanders May 2015 #4

Thanks Obama treestar May 2015 #9

Actually LOST 252K Full-time jobs econoclast May 2015 #10

And the trend since the end of the great Bush recession is nothing but upward. tridim May 2015 #13

Nope econoclast May 2015 #17

Hey, just think of all those happy part-time barristas and cashiers! bluesbassman May 2015 #18

Did you even bother to look at the graph on the link I provided? tridim May 2015 #20

No, and they won't. They don't want to believe the truth. They have an agenda and no facts will stevenleser May 2015 #24

I've been looking at it econoclast May 2015 #29

I look at it EVERY MONTH econoclast May 2015 #25

Yes it does. 840high May 2015 #56

And the U6 measures PT workers who would prefer FT whatthehey May 2015 #16

Unfortunately, that person isn't interested in the truth. They comb the stats for the one stat that stevenleser May 2015 #23

Steve ... I've been banging the drum econoclast May 2015 #28

You don't even know how to read a simple graph. tridim May 2015 #31

Ever heard of second derivatives? econoclast May 2015 #32

They won't look it like that. Pretty much the definition of myopic. /nt Marr May 2015 #47

Nailed it. LeftOfWest May 2015 #62

Yes. So what? Here are those graphs you want us to look at... progree May 2015 #64

Full-time workers up 1,265,000 over last 5 months (253,000/month average) progree May 2015 #60

If we want to get back to Nov 2007, maybe we should elect Jeb Bush. Or Scott Walker? progree May 2015 #61

BIN LADEN is STILL DEAD??? Martin Eden May 2015 #14

Bin laden dead Puzzledtraveller May 2015 #15

KnR Hekate May 2015 #19

Be fun to compare this performance with things Hillary Clinton said about Obama. True Blue Door May 2015 #21

I'll see the thousand words and raise them one pic: UTUSN May 2015 #27

Good on the rate hike CountAllVotes May 2015 #30

Absolutely. OilemFirchen May 2015 #37

BENGHAZI!! BENGHAZI!!! BENGHAZI!!!! KamaAina May 2015 #38

They should be embarrassed to tout those numbers. BKH70041 May 2015 #39

You should be embarrased using RW talking points. DCBob May 2015 #40

*Reality*, DCBob. It's a factor. nt Romulox May 2015 #42

Reality is the labor participation rate was abnormally boosted by bubbles. DCBob May 2015 #44

No, that's an *interpretation*. You were complaining about bringing up the raw facts of the matter. Romulox May 2015 #45

No. I have no problem with the facts. Its your interpretation I have a problem with. DCBob May 2015 #48

Yeap, one of the reasons right here on DU Clinton doesn't get any credit for economy or improving uponit7771 May 2015 #51

That tactic is used here all the time. BKH70041 May 2015 #55

Shit jobs, paying shit wages are not enough. 99Forever May 2015 #41

This is just a sales pitch for the TPP. Marr May 2015 #50

This suggests that the numbers are deliberately manipulated Dem2 May 2015 #59

More RW wing meme pushing, knowing without stimulus we'd not have shit jobs.. we'd uponit7771 May 2015 #52

Hey, if you've have no actual response... 99Forever May 2015 #57

What? Bobbie Jo May 2015 #58

But labor participation rate continues to plummet. Oops! nt Romulox May 2015 #43

yay Liberal_in_LA May 2015 #46

yet, life sucks more then I can remember. CentralMass May 2015 #53

It's been over a week, Jamaal510 May 2015 #63