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To: TigerLikesRooster

Rail frieght down, total jobs down, but unemployment rate also down? New math, I guess!


5 posted on 12/04/2009 6:05:51 AM PST by olrtex
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To: olrtex
I heard it is due to the trick of seasonal adjustment. Reportedly, the raw number of job losses are still increasing. Seasonal adjustment pushed the number above last months, now pushing the number down.
6 posted on 12/04/2009 6:08:15 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster (LUV DIC -- L,U,V-shaped recession, Depression, Inflation, Collapse)
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