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Jobless claims drop 9,000 to 221,000, remain near 45-year low
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<blockquote data-quote="chadh2o" data-source="post: 3081312" data-attributes="member: 40131"><p>Explain how the following is true if the unemployment rate is below 5%. Some serious BS in the "officially announced" numbers.</p><p></p><p>Data extracted on: February 8, 2018 (10:28:41 PM)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey</strong></span></p><p></p><p><strong>Series Id: </strong>LNS11300000</p><p>Seasonally Adjusted</p><p><strong>Series title: </strong>(Seas) Labor Force Participation Rate</p><p><strong>Labor force status: </strong>Civilian labor force participation rate</p><p><strong>Type of data: </strong>Percent or rate</p><p><strong>Age: </strong>16 years and over</p><p><img src="https://data.bls.gov/generated_files/graphics/latest_numbers_LNS11300000_2008_2018_all_period_M01_data.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Download:</strong></p><p><strong>Year</strong> <strong>Jan</strong> <strong>Feb</strong> <strong>Mar</strong> <strong>Apr</strong> <strong>May</strong> <strong>Jun</strong> <strong>Jul</strong> <strong>Aug</strong> <strong>Sep</strong> <strong>Oct</strong> <strong>Nov</strong> <strong>Dec</strong></p><p><strong>2008</strong> 66.2 66.0 66.1 65.9 66.1 66.1 66.1 66.1 66.0 66.0 65.9 65.8</p><p><strong>2009</strong> 65.7 65.8 65.6 65.7 65.7 65.7 65.5 65.4 65.1 65.0 65.0 64.6</p><p><strong>2010</strong> 64.8 64.9 64.9 65.2 64.9 64.6 64.6 64.7 64.6 64.4 64.6 64.3</p><p><strong>2011</strong> 64.2 64.1 64.2 64.2 64.1 64.0 64.0 64.1 64.2 64.1 64.1 64.0</p><p><strong>2012</strong> 63.7 63.8 63.8 63.7 63.7 63.8 63.7 63.5 63.6 63.8 63.6 63.7</p><p><strong>2013</strong> 63.7 63.4 63.3 63.4 63.4 63.4 63.3 63.3 63.2 62.8 63.0 62.9</p><p><strong>2014</strong> 62.9 62.9 63.1 62.8 62.8 62.8 62.9 62.9 62.8 62.9 62.9 62.8</p><p><strong>2015</strong> 62.9 62.7 62.7 62.8 62.9 62.7 62.6 62.6 62.3 62.5 62.5 62.7</p><p><strong>2016</strong> 62.8 62.9 63.0 62.8 62.6 62.7 62.8 62.8 62.9 62.8 62.7 62.7</p><p><strong>2017</strong> 62.9 62.9 63.0 62.9 62.7 62.8 62.9 62.9 63.0 62.7 62.7 62.7</p><p><strong>2018</strong> 62.7</p><p></p><p>Add. I wonder how many "off book" jobs are being filled by persons not "citizens"? That may explain part of the drop (not all).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chadh2o, post: 3081312, member: 40131"] Explain how the following is true if the unemployment rate is below 5%. Some serious BS in the "officially announced" numbers. Data extracted on: February 8, 2018 (10:28:41 PM) [SIZE=3][B]Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey[/B][/SIZE] [B]Series Id: [/B]LNS11300000 Seasonally Adjusted [B]Series title: [/B](Seas) Labor Force Participation Rate [B]Labor force status: [/B]Civilian labor force participation rate [B]Type of data: [/B]Percent or rate [B]Age: [/B]16 years and over [IMG]https://data.bls.gov/generated_files/graphics/latest_numbers_LNS11300000_2008_2018_all_period_M01_data.gif[/IMG] [B]Download: Year[/B] [B]Jan[/B] [B]Feb[/B] [B]Mar[/B] [B]Apr[/B] [B]May[/B] [B]Jun[/B] [B]Jul[/B] [B]Aug[/B] [B]Sep[/B] [B]Oct[/B] [B]Nov[/B] [B]Dec 2008[/B] 66.2 66.0 66.1 65.9 66.1 66.1 66.1 66.1 66.0 66.0 65.9 65.8 [B]2009[/B] 65.7 65.8 65.6 65.7 65.7 65.7 65.5 65.4 65.1 65.0 65.0 64.6 [B]2010[/B] 64.8 64.9 64.9 65.2 64.9 64.6 64.6 64.7 64.6 64.4 64.6 64.3 [B]2011[/B] 64.2 64.1 64.2 64.2 64.1 64.0 64.0 64.1 64.2 64.1 64.1 64.0 [B]2012[/B] 63.7 63.8 63.8 63.7 63.7 63.8 63.7 63.5 63.6 63.8 63.6 63.7 [B]2013[/B] 63.7 63.4 63.3 63.4 63.4 63.4 63.3 63.3 63.2 62.8 63.0 62.9 [B]2014[/B] 62.9 62.9 63.1 62.8 62.8 62.8 62.9 62.9 62.8 62.9 62.9 62.8 [B]2015[/B] 62.9 62.7 62.7 62.8 62.9 62.7 62.6 62.6 62.3 62.5 62.5 62.7 [B]2016[/B] 62.8 62.9 63.0 62.8 62.6 62.7 62.8 62.8 62.9 62.8 62.7 62.7 [B]2017[/B] 62.9 62.9 63.0 62.9 62.7 62.8 62.9 62.9 63.0 62.7 62.7 62.7 [B]2018[/B] 62.7 Add. I wonder how many "off book" jobs are being filled by persons not "citizens"? That may explain part of the drop (not all). [/QUOTE]
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