From: CRUSADER4TRUTH
The REAL unadjusted unemployment #'s what u did not get!
Welcome to the recovery!
dol.gov
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 548,603 in the week ending July 12, an increase of 66,182 from the previous week. There were 506,718 initial claims in the comparable week in 2002.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.9 percent during the week ending July 5, an increase of 0.3 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 3,639,783, an increase of 317,630 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.8 percent and the volume was 3,568,069….....
My $.02 - Seems that seasonal adjustments may be masking an
ever increasing total of folks claiming unemployment. Also,
the number of folks who are no longer seeking employment
keeps rising (and they are not counted in official
unemployment numbers). |
