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applegrove

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2. I'm sure the GOP is aware. Why do you think John Boehner was whining

Reply to marym625 (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 26, 2014, 06:00 PM

Sep 2014

about the long term unemployed not out looking for work?

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Now It's Explicit: Fighting Inflation Is A War To Ensure That Real Wages For The Vast Majority Never [View all] applegrove Sep 2014 OP

Thanks for sharing marym625 Sep 2014 #1

I'm sure the GOP is aware. Why do you think John Boehner was whining applegrove Sep 2014 #2

But looking for work marym625 Sep 2014 #3

If they stop looking for work they put less pressure on wages because they are applegrove Sep 2014 #4

hmm. marym625 Sep 2014 #5

I'm saying those who are looking are in the market of unemployed looking for work. How applegrove Sep 2014 #6

But they do not count marym625 Sep 2014 #9

Really? They don't count all the people looking but not on UI? That surprises me. applegrove Sep 2014 #10

nope marym625 Sep 2014 #13

The BLS says unemployment benefit receiver status not a factor in the NATIONAL unemployment rate progree Sep 2014 #23

Thank you. applegrove Sep 2014 #36

You're welcome, and thank you. I also corrected my #23 to say that unemployment insurance data is progree Sep 2014 #39

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Rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force. applegrove Sep 2014 #11

But once you have been unemployed marym625 Sep 2014 #14

If you stop looking for work. applegrove Sep 2014 #15

The rate is not calculated from only people receiving UI benefits. applegrove Sep 2014 #16

Thank you marym625 Sep 2014 #26

Another myth -- that the long-term unemployed are not counted progree Sep 2014 #22

They do use UEI in calculating marym625 Sep 2014 #24

Thank you. I will have to modify what I wrote. But it's far from "not counting" people who are progree Sep 2014 #30

Thank you marym625 Sep 2014 #31

see #32 please eom marym625 Sep 2014 #33

They have to answer a question "are you actively seeking work" but there is bias there. applegrove Sep 2014 #17

Yes. Thank you marym625 Sep 2014 #18

These are groups of people who have unemployment rates of 7 or 6 %. applegrove Sep 2014 #19

Damn! that was so nice! marym625 Sep 2014 #32

We're cool applegrove Sep 2014 #34

We are! :) marym625 Sep 2014 #38

Yes, I was thinking the same thing -- the way DU should be - we share information and learn from progree Sep 2014 #35

Well put! marym625 Sep 2014 #37

The unemployment rate is not based on a count of people receiving unemployment benefits progree Sep 2014 #21

It is in regional counts marym625 Sep 2014 #25

I'm old enough to remember inflation customerserviceguy Sep 2014 #7

Yes. Inflation is bad. But if you are old enough to remember inflation you are old applegrove Sep 2014 #8

Inflation is not an issue right now customerserviceguy Sep 2014 #20

The basic tax brackets are adjusted for inflation now ... progree Sep 2014 #28

They are indeed customerserviceguy Sep 2014 #29

, blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #12