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To: Earlie who wrote (116036)8/8/2001 1:45:52 PM
From: Mike M2  Respond to of 436258
 
Earlie, re: " ghost employment numbers" BLS bounders call it " bias adjustment" . I remain convinced that TL & EV is coming - the seeds have sprouted. mike



To: Earlie who wrote (116036)8/8/2001 4:12:13 PM
From: Ilaine  Respond to of 436258
 
The BLS does try to estimate "discouraged" workers and temp workers by doing a survey - just increased from a sample of 50K workers to a sample of 60K workers in July. That's why federal unemployment numbers are higher than state unemployment numbers. States don't include those workers.

stats.bls.gov


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