I trust the public to form their own conclusions. It seems most of them have long been aware of Christmas.
Summer jobs? You’re having a laugh.
At the risk of belaboring the point, the statisticians are working for the government and overwhelmingly vote Democrat. Their support of Obama ranging from mundane stickers and buttons to financial support is documented.
The numbers have been questioned, even mocked, by persons far more learned in economics than I. The successes are conveniently timed and conveniently meet this or that threshold. Conspiracy? Not in terms of explicit instructions or coordination. Bias? Without question.
The youth labor force—16- to 24-year-olds working or actively looking for work—grows sharply between April and July each year. During these months, large numbers of high school and college students search for or take summer jobs, and many graduates enter the labor market to look for or begin permanent employment.
In 2014, the youth labor force grew by 3.0 million, or 14.5 percent, to a total of 23.4 million in July. It shrinks again when most of these people go back to school in the fall.
But again, you are welcome to consider only the unadjusted data if you choose. What you’ll see are the same spikes and valleys every year, and you’ll immediately start smoothing them out in order to try to tell what is actually happening.