Tag Archives: Labor Force

Funny numbers on unemployment

Posted on February 7, 2011 by mesasmiles

We got the report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that unemployment fell in January to 9.0% while the economy added 36,000 jobs. There are two key problems with these numbers. First of all, we have deep suspicions about the … Continue reading →

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Quit trying to fool us with these job numbers.

Posted on January 8, 2011 by mesasmiles

Friday, President Obama commented on the most recently released job numbers. He said, “The economy added more than 100,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell sharply. Now we know these numbers can bounce around from month to month. … Continue reading →

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