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In reply to the discussion: A Word About the Chaos in the Unemployment Data: Week 12 of the U.S. Labor Market Collapse [View all]

captain queeg

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2. The govt has been cooking the books since before the crisis. The statistics now are
Reply to marmar (Original post)
Thu Jun 11, 2020, 08:19 PM
Jun 2020

Unrealistic, unless you drill down and check all the parameters. It’s not what most people would consider a representation of unemployment.

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A Word About the Chaos in the Unemployment Data: Week 12 of the U.S. Labor Market Collapse [View all] marmar Jun 2020 OP
Uh, it's 43-million, according to MSNBC today. stopbush Jun 2020 #1
43 Million is the sum of initial claims for unemployment benefits for the last 11 weeks progree Jun 2020 #3
The govt has been cooking the books since before the crisis. The statistics now are captain queeg Jun 2020 #2
This puts it all together and explains it better than anything I've read by far progree Jun 2020 #4
A good, clear expalnation--thank you for posting this Maeve Jun 2020 #5
Cooking the books sandensea Jun 2020 #6
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