So that's it for the election.

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Originally Posted by Alawen [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

We've been using the same number during my entire lifetime; this is the fourth major recession I've lived through. Suddenly it's not good enough anymore and using it is a giant conspiracy of misdirection?

You think the official unemployment numbers are accurate at all? Someone drops off the unemployment rolls due to being unemployed for too long, and suddenly they don't count. Doesn't seem like an accurate statistic to me.