[oldbrowser]

During February, the national unemployment rate eased to 4.8 percent from 4.9 percent in January, but that was because fewer people were in the labor force. The department said the number of people in the workforce fell by 450,000 in February.

I remember when 5% was considered full employment. Why don't they ever mention that these numbers do not take the self employed into account? Many of us are dropping out of the "workforce" by retiring, semi retiring, or starting small businesses.

[Lazamataz]

I remember when 5% was considered full employment. Why don't they ever mention that these numbers do not take the self employed into account? Many of us are dropping out of the "workforce" by retiring, semi retiring, or starting small businesses.

You also suck.

Things are horrible, and we're gonna all live in caves and eat sticks.

If we're lucky enough to even live.

[driftless2]

"ever mention"

Because that would destroy the argument propagated by Big Media for the benefit of the Democrat Party that people have no jobs. The true unemployment rate (people not working for any renumeration) is probably under four percent with the internet and people like you starting their own businesses. Remember when the Republican Party is in the White House, America must be made to look like the Great Depression is still in full force.