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Old 12-06-2011, 11:34 PM
Klath Klath is offline
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Originally Posted by G13 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
I've already outlined quite clearly how the Obama Administration came up with that phony 8.6% unemployment number many times within this thread, yet you are still disingenuously pandering the Obama Administration's numbers. 350K people LEAVING the work force completely offset those 120K mostly holiday retail jobs. The labor market is shrinking, yet you're claiming the market is improving? It doesn't pass the laugh test.
You are wrong. Here are the latest seasonally adjusted figures from the Department of Labor:

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t15.htm

Look at the U6 numbers.

If you'd like them for a longer period and with finer granularity, try here:

http://portalseven.com/employment/un...nt_rate_u6.jsp

The last time U6 (and U3) unemployment was this low was March 2009.