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In Reply to: RE: how about a little reality? posted by Jim Pearce on November 24, 2021 at 13:58:39
must be a different US Jim ... lol
"The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.6% in October from 4.8% in September, and the labor force participation rate was stable at 61.6% in October. Hourly earnings rose 0.4% month-on-month in October (September: +0.6% mom), while annual wage growth accelerated to 4.9% from 4.6%"
no seriously, I believe you mistakenly picked up on a State unemployment figure
with regards,
Follow Ups:
https://ycharts.com/indicators/us_u_6_unemployment_rate_unadjusted
I now suspect you of being borderline innumerate.
here's a link to the chart at BLS for civilian US unemployment from the article [which I verified] and had recently read, clearly showing 4.6%
that's why I disagreed ... politely I thought but maybe you didn't take it that way?
I didn't notice your ref. to the U6 figures and you had not provided a link in the post I replied to, my apologies for any confusion
and my thanks for the smug reply and insult, I did learn something today
'good one'!
; )
I get too excited over what I consider to be misleading government communication, and communication that the media lack the numeracy to correct. I shouldn't have taken it out on you. Enjoy your Thanksgiving.
he doesn't understand the number in the workforce is not a constant.
I'm not sure what 'seems that' to you but 'it' isn't 'that'
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