Comments on: Jobless Rate Falls In Area http://www.northescambia.com/2012/05/jobless-rate-falls-in-area Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:21:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David Huie Green http://www.northescambia.com/2012/05/jobless-rate-falls-in-area/comment-page-1#comment-128019 David Huie Green Sun, 20 May 2012 00:28:54 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=95170#comment-128019 REGARDING: "Less people can draw unemployment and therefore, Florida doesn’t count them as unemployed." Unemployment is not calculated on unemployment benefits. For more details, consider comments in: http://www.northescambia.com/2012/04/local-numbers-improve-florida-unemployment-lowest-in-20-years http://www.northescambia.com/2012/03/unemployment-rate-drops-but-so-did-the-number-of-jobs http://www.northescambia.com/2012/01/a-little-good-news-on-the-unemployment-front http://www.northescambia.com/2011/09/labor-day-24000-in-north-escambia-area-out-of-work David looking at persistent misconception REGARDING:
“Less people can draw unemployment and therefore, Florida doesn’t count them as unemployed.”

Unemployment is not calculated on unemployment benefits.

For more details, consider comments in:

http://www.northescambia.com/2012/04/local-numbers-improve-florida-unemployment-lowest-in-20-years

http://www.northescambia.com/2012/03/unemployment-rate-drops-but-so-did-the-number-of-jobs

http://www.northescambia.com/2012/01/a-little-good-news-on-the-unemployment-front

http://www.northescambia.com/2011/09/labor-day-24000-in-north-escambia-area-out-of-work

David looking at persistent misconception

]]> By: huh http://www.northescambia.com/2012/05/jobless-rate-falls-in-area/comment-page-1#comment-128012 huh Sat, 19 May 2012 22:44:39 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=95170#comment-128012 Less people can draw unemployment and therefore, florida doesn't count them as unemployed. Not long ago they cut the benefits time, this is all smoke and mirrors Less people can draw unemployment and therefore, florida doesn’t count them as unemployed. Not long ago they cut the benefits time, this is all smoke and mirrors

]]> By: David Huie Green http://www.northescambia.com/2012/05/jobless-rate-falls-in-area/comment-page-1#comment-127988 David Huie Green Sat, 19 May 2012 15:58:43 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=95170#comment-127988 REGARDING: "the unemployment rate is dropping and it is not that more jobs are being created, it is that less people are working in the work force." Fewer seeking work possibly. Fewer working, no. Unemployment is based on number seeking employment but not finding it. Unemployment rate is based on unemployment divided by people wanting employment whether they are employed or not. For example if a hundred people want employment and 8 of those are not employed, the unemployment rate is 8 percent. If the eight decided they no longer wanted employment, the unemployment rate would drop to zero. If a hundred more decided they DID want employment but were not yet employed, the unemployment rate would be 108/200 or 54% without any change in people actually working. David same as always, seeking truth REGARDING:
“the unemployment rate is dropping and it is not that more jobs are being created, it is that less people are working in the work force.”

Fewer seeking work possibly.
Fewer working, no.

Unemployment is based on number seeking employment but not finding it.

Unemployment rate is based on unemployment divided by people wanting employment whether they are employed or not.

For example if a hundred people want employment and 8 of those are not employed, the unemployment rate is 8 percent.

If the eight decided they no longer wanted employment, the unemployment
rate would drop to zero.

If a hundred more decided they DID want employment but were not yet employed, the unemployment rate would be 108/200 or 54% without any change in people actually working.

David same as always, seeking truth

]]> By: Scott Lowery http://www.northescambia.com/2012/05/jobless-rate-falls-in-area/comment-page-1#comment-127980 Scott Lowery Sat, 19 May 2012 14:30:09 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=95170#comment-127980 There is a reason that the unemployment rate is dropping and it is not that more jobs are being created, it is that less people are working in the work force. If you were to take a look at the jobless rate, you will find that it is much higher than the unemployment rate. Unemployment is figured by someone losing their job and they are without it for 6 months are longer. When this time period is up, the state no longer counts this person as unemployed and they are off the system so to speak until they can find another job. It is a way of making the states unemployment rate look low, but in actuality it is really a lot higher than you may think. I think these changes to the system were made in the late 1960's. There is a reason that the unemployment rate is dropping and it is not that more jobs are being created, it is that less people are working in the work force. If you were to take a look at the jobless rate, you will find that it is much higher than the unemployment rate. Unemployment is figured by someone losing their job and they are without it for 6 months are longer. When this time period is up, the state no longer counts this person as unemployed and they are off the system so to speak until they can find another job. It is a way of making the states unemployment rate look low, but in actuality it is really a lot higher than you may think. I think these changes to the system were made in the late 1960’s.

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