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RebelWithanAK · Oct 20, 2003, 12:31 pm

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm

"The number of unemployed persons, 9.0 million, was about unchanged in
September, and the unemployment rate was 6.1 percent, the same as in August."

in a query on nonfarm payrolls:

People employed part or full time, Sept 2000: 132,129,000
People employed part or full time, Sept 2003: 129,862,000

Sept 2003 is up 57,000 from August 2003, but down 40,000 from June 2003, 100,000 from May 2003, and a little more than 200,000 from April 2003. One month of rises does not an economic recovery make, and you've still far to dig yourself out even to reach January of this year. That, and you're forgetting that these 50,000 haven't affected the unemployment rate, which means we've lost an appreciable number of farm employees.

Now, as for productivity:
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod2.nr0.htm

Productivity is up but Labor Costs are down. I wonder why? Could it be because they're PAYING FEWER WORKERS TO DO MORE WORK?!

Tell me, do you actually research the numbers you throw out, or do you just like to repeat whatever's been told you?

Oct 20, 2003, 12:31 pm	#26 (permalink) (top)
RebelWithanAK Igneous Magma Location: New York City Posts: 739	http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm "The number of unemployed persons, 9.0 million, was about unchanged in September, and the unemployment rate was 6.1 percent, the same as in August." in a query on nonfarm payrolls: People employed part or full time, Sept 2000: 132,129,000 People employed part or full time, Sept 2003: 129,862,000 Sept 2003 is up 57,000 from August 2003, but down 40,000 from June 2003, 100,000 from May 2003, and a little more than 200,000 from April 2003. One month of rises does not an economic recovery make, and you've still far to dig yourself out even to reach January of this year. That, and you're forgetting that these 50,000 haven't affected the unemployment rate, which means we've lost an appreciable number of farm employees. Now, as for productivity: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod2.nr0.htm Productivity is up but Labor Costs are down. I wonder why? Could it be because they're PAYING FEWER WORKERS TO DO MORE WORK?! Tell me, do you actually research the numbers you throw out, or do you just like to repeat whatever's been told you? . . . whenever any government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute a new government, laying its foundations on such principles and organizing its powers in such forms as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.