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Old 06-21-2013, 12:58 AM  
teomaxxx
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Originally Posted by Rochard View Post
All of my life we've tracked unemployment by the same figure. Always. Why in the past few years have some people suddenly starting saying "figures are falling because people have given up looking". Well, people stopped loooking 4, 8, 10, and 12 years ago, yet oddly we never discussed this.
the best chart to end this discussion, see labor force participation rate:
http://floatingpath.wpengine.netdna-...ce-650x433.png
the employment is rising, but nothing to write about.
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