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Romulox

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

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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