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Tellthetruth wrote:94,000,000+ out of work force (1 of 3.75)
50,000,000+ on public assistance (1 of 6 almost)
4.6% is fuzzy math at best.
Tellthetruth wrote:94,000,000+ out of work force (1 of 3.75)
50,000,000+ on public assistance (1 of 6 almost)
4.6% is fuzzy math at best.
Last edited by Markle on 12/2/2016, 8:04 pm; edited 1 time in total
Markle wrote:Boardsoffl just loves leaving out the grimy details...what is it they say, the DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS?
[size=24]New Record: Americans Not in Labor Force Breaks 95 Million for First Time
446,000 more individuals stayed out of the labor force this month than last[/size
BY: Ali Meyer — December 2, 2016 9:54 am
The number of Americans not participating in the labor force hit a new record in November, exceeding 95 million for the first time, according to the latest numbers released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[...]
The labor force participation rate, which is the percentage of the population that has a job or actively looked for one in the past month, declined from 62.8 percent in October to 62.7 percent in November.
The unemployment rate for all Americans declined from 4.9 percent in October to 4.6 percent in November. This measure does not account for those individuals who have dropped out of the labor force and simply measures the percent of those who did not have a job but actively sought one over the month.
While the unemployment rate declined this month, the number of Americans joining the labor force declined by 226,000 individuals.
The “real” unemployment rate, otherwise known as the U-6 measure, was 9.3 percent in November, which declined from 9.5 percent in the previous month.
Democrats such as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) and Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen have said this measure accounts for discouraged workers and those working part time instead of full time for economic reasons and is more representative of the labor market.
There were 5,669,000 Americans working part-time in November who would rather have a full-time job but cited economic reasons for not having such employment.
http://freebeacon.com/issues/new-record-americans-not-labor-force-breaks-95-million-first-time/
Markle wrote:Boardsoffl just loves leaving out the grimy details...what is it they say, the DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS?
New Record: Americans Not in Labor Force Breaks 95 Million for First Time
446,000 more individuals stayed out of the labor force this month than last
BY: Ali Meyer — December 2, 2016 9:54 am
The number of Americans not participating in the labor force hit a new record in November, exceeding 95 million for the first time, according to the latest numbers released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[...]
The labor force participation rate, which is the percentage of the population that has a job or actively looked for one in the past month, declined from 62.8 percent in October to 62.7 percent in November.
The unemployment rate for all Americans declined from 4.9 percent in October to 4.6 percent in November. This measure does not account for those individuals who have dropped out of the labor force and simply measures the percent of those who did not have a job but actively sought one over the month.
While the unemployment rate declined this month, the number of Americans joining the labor force declined by 226,000 individuals.
The “real” unemployment rate, otherwise known as the U-6 measure, was 9.3 percent in November, which declined from 9.5 percent in the previous month.
Democrats such as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) and Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen have said this measure accounts for discouraged workers and those working part time instead of full time for economic reasons and is more representative of the labor market.
There were 5,669,000 Americans working part-time in November who would rather have a full-time job but cited economic reasons for not having such employment.
http://freebeacon.com/issues/new-record-americans-not-labor-force-breaks-95-million-first-time/
polecat wrote:The next jobs report will mark a historic milestone: the last time republicans/regressive mention ''labor participation rate'' until the next Democrat president.
boards of FL wrote:
So, with that said, the floor is yours, Markle. Let's hear it. Tell us all why the labor force participation rate is the end-all economic data point that trumps everything from jobless claims, to GDP, to retail sales, to consumer confidence, to the employment situation. Enlighten us as to why we see the movements that we do in this data point, which clearly are long long running trends.
Please proceed, governor....
boards of FL wrote:OK, Markle. You obviously cling to this economic data point.....
...What followed was a steady trend of automation combined with a massive aging cohort (baby boomers) that were reaching retirement age and that began to exit the workforce...
ZVUGKTUBM wrote:polecat wrote:The next jobs report will mark a historic milestone: the last time republicans/regressive mention ''labor participation rate'' until the next Democrat president.
Your logic is probably correct. LOL!!!!
No, we need to keep this discussion alive. Just turn it around and use it as a billy-club on Lame Dork poster Markle and PeeDog.
What if that number DOES NOT improve under President Trump? It will be fun to hear their excuses........
ZVUGKTUBM wrote:boards of FL wrote:OK, Markle. You obviously cling to this economic data point.....
...What followed was a steady trend of automation combined with a massive aging cohort (baby boomers) that were reaching retirement age and that began to exit the workforce...
And, my generation (Boomers) has not yet reached the peak of its retirements, so the LPR is going to get worse under President Trump. We will need to point out to PeeDog and Lame Dork poster Markle how poorly Trump is fairing in the numbers department compared to Obama on this issue! Don't let this matter slip away....
Markle wrote:How is it that neither you nor the other Progressives here are able to accept the FACT that MILLIONS of legal and illegal aliens entering the country monthly along with millions of young people turning 16 and ENTERING the labor force. How is it that you find that impossible to comprehend.
IF what you demand to believe were true, how is it that the population of the United States continues to INCREASE? How?
Markle wrote:THANK YOU AGAIN for going out of your way to prove I AM RIGHT!
Care to give it another try?
How is it that neither you nor the other Progressives here are able to accept the FACT that MILLIONS of legal and illegal aliens entering the country monthly along with millions of young people turning 16 and ENTERING the labor force. How is it that you find that impossible to comprehend.
IF what you demand to believe were true, how is it that the population of the United States continues to INCREASE? How?
ZVUGKTUBM wrote:Tellthetruth wrote:94,000,000+ out of work force (1 of 3.75)
50,000,000+ on public assistance (1 of 6 almost)
4.6% is fuzzy math at best.
Quotes from breitbart.com or some other, more-obscure wingnut source, I am sure....
I thought it was funny that Lame Dork poster Markle started a thread yesterday citing the same data as Boards and attributing the findings to the election of Donald Trump. How laughable is that?
No doubt in about 2 months, PeeDog and the Lame Dork will be hailing the same data each month as a triumph of Republican exceptionalism.
What somone from the Progressive side needs to do is keep citing the numbers that PeeDog endlessly quotes to show them how 'bad' things really are. Those numbers are not going to change overnight.
Tellthetruth wrote:HERE IS THE REAL STORY
Taken together, the numbers show that there's more to meets the eye than a headline unemployment rate of 4.6 percent, the lowest since August 2007. Because that number ignores those not in the labor force, as well as workers at part-time jobs for economic reasons, it doesn't tell the whole story. A broader jobless measure is at 9.3 percent
ZVUGKTUBM wrote:Tellthetruth wrote:HERE IS THE REAL STORY
Taken together, the numbers show that there's more to meets the eye than a headline unemployment rate of 4.6 percent, the lowest since August 2007. Because that number ignores those not in the labor force, as well as workers at part-time jobs for economic reasons, it doesn't tell the whole story. A broader jobless measure is at 9.3 percent
[color=#333399]We'll give Trump 2 years to turn it all around.
boards of FL wrote:This is why it is completely bizarre that we want to reverse course and go in the opposite direction with respect to policy.
2seaoat wrote:I wish he was in one of my graduate classes forty years ago, because there was always one knucklehead who would just spew nonsense and not have the sense to understand that people were laughing at him, and not with him. When Mr. Markle talks economics, folks laugh.
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