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coco77 (966 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 05:02 PM Original message |
Will now find out what the real unemployment numbers... |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
1. 15% |
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coco77 (966 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 05:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. why do you think it's that high... |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 05:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. I don't think they include people like me who have not been on the unemployment rolls |
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coco77 (966 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 05:14 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. I know people who are in your situation... |
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POAS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
2. 7% |
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coco77 (966 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 05:10 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. That seems too low... |
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POAS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 05:32 PM Response to Reply #7 |
28. Don't forget |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 05:31 PM Response to Reply #2 |
27. The official U6 rate is higher than that |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 05:41 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. The same for the crime rates and other statistics.. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
3. probably about 15% |
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MazeRat7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
5. I'm thinking somewhere between 5-7%. (n/t) |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
6. My Guess? ~ 11% |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 05:12 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. I suspect it's at least there. |
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coco77 (966 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 05:16 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. What do you think they are doing to survive... |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 05:25 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. Many of them living off of spouses and the equity in their homes and |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 05:19 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. You've Got To Wonder How Many Of Them Have Stacked Up In 6 Years |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 05:47 PM Response to Reply #22 |
30. These people are really hatefilled... |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
8. Got to factor in all the folks who LOST good jobs |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 05:13 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Or the people who were self-employed contractors whose client list dried up overnight. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 05:14 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. and all the "casual labor", part timers who don't qualify |
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coco77 (966 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 05:18 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. What are they doing now... |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 05:26 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. Looking for work, like everybody else. |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
10. I would really like to see the underemployed numbers |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 05:13 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Start with foreclosures and divorces |
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coco77 (966 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
11. Does anyone believe that they have destroy some ... |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 05:15 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. More likely, they just keep changing the criteria so there's no adequate |
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coco77 (966 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 05:22 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. These have to be the most corrupt people to ever.. |
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GreenTea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
17. When Bushco stopped counting the unemployed & only the people still eligible |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
21. I think the numbers are correct, but they don't what kind of crappy jobs... |
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roamer65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
25. The most accurate measure is the U6 unemployment rate... |
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EST (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
31. Here's the deal. |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 07:06 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. That sounds about right ... |
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