re: The reason there are two seperate employment reports is because there are recognized weaknesses in the indicators.

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Scott Evil — 11/5/2004 4:15:50 PM (archived)

Household employment picks up some things that are missed by the P/R report. Neither is a perfect indicator, but both are showing solid jobs growth.

The Stock markets are liking the recent turn of events.

It doesn't look like the economy is slowing down at all.

Scott Evil

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337,000 new payroll jobs in October. 5.5 percent unemployment. - Tom Brosz - 11/5/2004 3:05:14 PM
- Missed this... - Tom Brosz - 11/6/2004 4:22:26 AM
- Wonder how this number might have affected the election? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/5/2004 6:32:16 PM
- Let me know when it adds up to the promised 6 million. (n/t) - alcaray - 11/5/2004 5:21:43 PM
- What is "household employment"? - LJ - 11/5/2004 3:46:44 PM
  - Payroll survey misses the self-employed and newly formed businesses - Larry J - 11/5/2004 4:23:33 PM
    - re: Payroll survey misses the self-employed and newly formed businesses - LJ - 11/5/2004 4:31:14 PM
  - re: The reason there are two seperate employment reports is because there are recognized weaknesses in the indicators. - Scott Evil - 11/5/2004 4:15:50 PM
  - Anybody in the house 16 years old and up who had a paying job. - Mary Anne - 11/5/2004 4:13:18 PM
    - re: What about the guy doing video design and surfing the Habitablezone all day? - Scott Evil - 11/5/2004 4:25:35 PM
      - ~smile~ - Mary Anne - 11/5/2004 4:48:35 PM
      - P.S. - Tom Brosz - 11/5/2004 4:37:05 PM
      - Or designing manned space systems (and surfing the Habitablezone all day?) - Tom Brosz - 11/5/2004 4:33:59 PM
        
        re: Oh is that what you do... - Scott Evil - 11/5/2004 4:40:51 PM
  - Household employment - Tom Brosz - 11/5/2004 3:55:08 PM
    - construction employment - Robert - 11/6/2004 3:55:10 AM
      - Maybe not. The "broken window" fallacy. - Tom Brosz - 11/6/2004 4:26:53 AM
        
        The parable of the zero-sum game - Robert - 11/6/2004 5:24:28 PM
        
        P.S. - Tom Brosz - 11/6/2004 7:44:24 PM
        
        Who pays the insurance? - Tom Brosz - 11/6/2004 7:24:38 PM
    - re: Household employment - LJ - 11/5/2004 4:22:22 PM
      - Sorry. - Tom Brosz - 11/5/2004 4:37:57 PM
        
        re: Sorry. - LJ - 11/5/2004 8:53:09 PM
        
        Hey, who ever said I wasn't? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/5/2004 11:41:23 PM

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