Hiring in K.C.
Andrew Moore
amoore at mooresystems.com
Thu Oct 16 05:48:35 CDT 2003
On Wed, Oct 15, 2003 at 08:48:44PM -0500, Zscoundrel wrote:
> I also have to laugh at the
> cluelessness of the people that get all excited about the unemployment
> rate dropping. The just don't realize that fewer people are filing for
> unemployment because most of our benefits have run out!!!
Unemployment is not generally measured by the number
of people receiving or applying for unemployment checks.
http://www.bls.gov/bls/glossary.htm#U
Sometimes the people at whom you are laughing
are rolling their eyes.
That being said, it is my understanding that
there is a lowering effect on unemployment caused
by people no longer actively persuing employment.
-Andy
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