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A18
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« on: January 06, 2006, 03:16:52 PM »
Impressive...  3.4% in Virginia.
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A18
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« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2006, 03:42:32 PM »
Quote from: Wakie on January 06, 2006, 03:41:42 PM
Quote from: A18 on January 06, 2006, 03:16:52 PM
Impressive...  3.4% in Virginia.

Mark Warner must have done something right, eh?

Why?
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A18
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« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2006, 03:56:55 PM »
You're supposed to use one color for the whole map, not make some arbitrary cutoff that confuses the whole thing.
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A18
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« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2006, 04:04:04 PM »
Why? Why not just use a darker shade of one color for a certain amount of unemployment?

This throws off my eyes.
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A18
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« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2006, 05:23:15 PM »
The unemployment rating is based on the number of unemployed persons seeking a job who have had one in the past. That sounds pretty rational to me.

And why the hell would someone be counted as 'unemployed' when he has a job, just because he used to have a better one?

The idea that we should count housewives as 'unemployed' for purposes of the unemployment rating is a joke.
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A18
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« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2006, 05:27:42 PM »
I thought it was based on a survey.

You're either employed or unemployed. There's no percentage.
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A18
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« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2006, 05:30:57 PM »
If I'm laid off, and that's my only job, I'm obviously unemployed. What are you getting at?
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A18
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« Reply #7 on: January 06, 2006, 05:34:12 PM »
Quote from: Al the Sleepy Bear on January 06, 2006, 05:33:10 PM
Quote from: thefactor on January 06, 2006, 05:27:24 PM
The problem is that there is a difference between trying to find a job and wanting a job.

True. Which is why other ways of measuring employment are needed (employment rate and jobs ratio are both very useful).

For what? Why would any sane person count a rich guy who retired early as 'unemployed'?

Quote from: opebo on January 06, 2006, 05:32:39 PM
Quote from: A18 on January 06, 2006, 05:30:57 PM
If I'm laid off, and that's my only job, I'm obviously unemployed. What are you getting at?

Oh, I forgot to fill in the rest of the story - you go to work at McDonalds, lose your house, and live in the Dumpster behind the 'restaurant'.

That's not unemployed. I'm sorry you don't understand basic English.
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A18
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« Reply #8 on: January 06, 2006, 05:36:47 PM »
Again, useful for what? Seeing how many housewives and retirees there are?
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A18
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« Reply #9 on: January 06, 2006, 05:51:51 PM »
Why is an area not doing well, just because it has a lot of retirees?
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