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Paul Krugan's nightmare: Jobless rate down to 5.6%, new jobs up 100,000

ebnelson — 2/6/2004 2:05:08 PM (archived)

Things getting better for Americans, the ultimate nightmare for the wackjobs.
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Paul Krugan's nightmare: Jobless rate down to 5.6%, new jobs up 100,000 - ebnelson - 2/6/2004 2:05:08 PM
- Good news, for sure, but not good enough. Too many have left the workforce. Too many other jobs are menial, low income. Very few good paying (> 4 * min wage) jobs were created. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 2/8/2004 1:05:37 AM
  - The economy is clearly turning, and it is turning pretty fast - ebnelson - 2/8/2004 4:44:17 PM
  - Where are you getting those stats? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 2/8/2004 3:32:51 AM
    - Here - David F Mayer - 2/8/2004 9:10:53 PM
      - Thanks! - Tom Brosz - 2/8/2004 11:16:53 PM
- Media scrambling to turn this into bad news... - Tom Brosz - 2/6/2004 4:28:28 PM
  - 'A New Kind of Workforce' Emerges - Greg - 2/7/2004 2:06:39 AM
  - augmented unemployment - Greg - 2/7/2004 1:57:45 AM
    - re: "augmented unemployment?" Good grief. - Tom Brosz - 2/7/2004 4:08:05 AM
      - re: "augmented unemployment?" Good grief. - Greg - 2/7/2004 5:09:15 AM
        
        re: augmented unemployment - Tom Brosz - 2/7/2004 5:56:13 AM
        
        Like your household survey for example? - Greg - 2/7/2004 6:27:41 AM
        
        Job "contraction." - Tom Brosz - 2/7/2004 7:31:54 AM
        
        a true Orwellian post - Greg - 2/8/2004 10:55:35 AM

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