Avg U-6 (unemployed, underemployed, discouraged) rate 2010: 16.7% 2011: 15.9% 2012: 14.7% 2013: 13.8% 2014: 12.0% 2015: 10.5% 2016: 9.7%
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Romney in 2012: Give me four years and I'll get unemployment down to 6%. Obama in 2016: Unemployment is down to 4.9%.
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@ddiamond Here's what my grandfather always told us, never vote GOP only thing they bring is war and depression/recession. - View other replies
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@ddiamond We thought it was crazy old man speak, but there are facts that back him up! He was a smart man. - Show more
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Cool. Now do the Labor Force Participation Rate.
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@johnnyfriegas@ddiamond@AJentleson -The most misused statistic of them all. We've more baby boomers retired. That's all that # represents. - View other replies
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"retired" is not working age. Nice try though.
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@johnnyfriegas@ddiamond@AJentleson I'm 52 and retired. I'm not alone in that. - View other replies
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@johnnyfriegas@ddiamond@AJentleson Republicans think working age should go till 72.#Fuckers -
@johnnyfriegas@ddiamond@AJentleson Go clean your guns. Hopefully one of them goes off in your face.
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@ddiamond@cassandra17lina is this covering anything like the under employed? -
@Diego_the_Artis@ddiamond@cassandra17lina There isn't any "undemployment' anymore.#Fact -
@SouthernRock3@ddiamond@cassandra17lina There is no underemployment? Not only do people have jobs they have sufficient hourly rates and- -
@SouthernRock3@ddiamond@cassandra17lina sufficient hours to pay for themselves/ family. No one is under employed ? -
@Diego_the_Artis@ddiamond@cassandra17lina Wages are up 2.8% The exact same math that said underemployment was a fact now says it's not. -
@SouthernRock3@ddiamond@cassandra17lina wages up doesn't mean there's no under employment the average wage can go up but some if not most- - View other replies
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@SouthernRock3@ddiamond@cassandra17lina can be worse off. Also inflation the need to travel for work blah blah blah -
@Diego_the_Artis@ddiamond@cassandra17lina We need some inflation so we can have greater than ZERO interest rates. - View other replies
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