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What does "Unemployment rate for govt workers 5.1%" mean?

alcaray — 9/11/2012 8:33:34 PM (archived)

If you are unemployed, how can you be called a government worker?

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The whole thread (13 posts)

Today's dishonest Fox News graphic - BuckGalaxy - 9/11/2012 4:54:18 PM
- Yep. Hope more people call 'em on that. n/t - RobVG - 9/11/2012 11:23:23 PM
- What does "Unemployment rate for govt workers 5.1%" mean? - alcaray - 9/11/2012 8:33:34 PM
  - I would think government worker unemployment is zero? Government workers by definition are working right? But then again... - BuckGalaxy - 9/12/2012 1:33:19 AM
    - I think everyone knows what is meant by an unemployment rate for a particular class of workers. - TB - 9/12/2012 2:27:18 AM
      - Additional graph - TB - 9/12/2012 2:45:01 AM
        
        So according to TB's graphs here... - BuckGalaxy - 9/12/2012 5:08:47 AM
        
        Re: So according to TB's graphs here... - TB - 9/12/2012 6:21:04 PM
  - That's what I am. - ER - 9/11/2012 8:48:09 PM
    - So the criteria is "once having held a government position"? - alcaray - 9/11/2012 10:08:43 PM
      - I'm not sure. - ER - 9/11/2012 10:27:14 PM
- How are retirees counted? - ER - 9/11/2012 7:59:49 PM
- A valid point: the two percentages are apples and oranges. - TB - 9/11/2012 6:14:23 PM

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