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Like your household survey for example?

Greg — 2/7/2004 6:27:41 AM (archived)

Even that doesn't show employment growth when compared to previous household surveys.
This also shows something unusual is happening:

Look at the Presidents of the last 80 years here (ignore Harding). The worst Democrat for job growth was still better than the best Republican.

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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