Comments on: Local Employment Numbers Improve

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Sun, 19 May 2013 14:48:37 +0000

REGARDING:
“if benefits run out they will claim you are no longer “unemployed” Also let’s remember benefits were cut back in order to fudge the numbers to make it seem better.”

Saying a false thing over and over does not make it true. For example, claiming unemployment is linked to unemployment benefits is a false statement. Unemployment benefits may be linked to unemployment but not the other way around.
A person who is seeking employment is considered unemployed whether or not unemployment benefits are ever paid.
Further proof — if it were needed — is that unemployment predates any form of benefits by centuries.

David for truth

By: huh

huh — Sun, 19 May 2013 06:34:06 +0000

If you give up finding a job or if benefits run out they will claim you are no longer “unemployed” Also lets remember benefits were cut back in order to fudge the numbers to make it seem better.

By: wet dog

wet dog — Sat, 18 May 2013 19:20:18 +0000

I LIKE the italicized sentence where it states that those who either ran out of unemployment benefits, or quit searching for work are not included.

Thank You for elucidating the report. THAT is important!