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Here's How Fox News Covered Today's Awesome Jobs Report
http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-how-fox-news-covered-todays-awesome-jobs-report-2014-7
While Thursday's jobs report demolished expectations and sent the country's unemployment rate plummeting to 6.1%, the Fox News Channel noted the "real" unemployment rate was twice that number.
Citing the figure the Bureau of Labor Statistics calls "U-6," defined as the "total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of all civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers," the conservative-leaning news channel emphasized the higher number.
"Brand new monthly jobs numbers to tell you about," a show anchor said Thursday morning, according to video provided by the left-leaning group Media Matters. "The unemployment rate [is] falling 0.2% to 6.1%. But with many out of the labor market, we need to point out the real unemployment rate stands at 12.1%."
The segment quickly pivoted to discuss Wednesday's Quinnipiac poll showing a plurality of American voters rank President Barack Obama the worst modern-day president.
For what it's worth, some economists have criticized the notion that the "U-6" number represents the "real" unemployment figure.
While Thursday's jobs report demolished expectations and sent the country's unemployment rate plummeting to 6.1%, the Fox News Channel noted the "real" unemployment rate was twice that number.
Citing the figure the Bureau of Labor Statistics calls "U-6," defined as the "total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of all civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers," the conservative-leaning news channel emphasized the higher number.
"Brand new monthly jobs numbers to tell you about," a show anchor said Thursday morning, according to video provided by the left-leaning group Media Matters. "The unemployment rate [is] falling 0.2% to 6.1%. But with many out of the labor market, we need to point out the real unemployment rate stands at 12.1%."
The segment quickly pivoted to discuss Wednesday's Quinnipiac poll showing a plurality of American voters rank President Barack Obama the worst modern-day president.
For what it's worth, some economists have criticized the notion that the "U-6" number represents the "real" unemployment figure.
There's video at the link.
At some point they will start to include the number of unemployed cats and dogs too. Those lazy baby boomers need to not retire, I guess. And any seniors or parents or other folks who choose to work part-time or be semi-retired really need to be demonized and punished, like a lot.
Anyone who has employment outside any of the approved corporate rat races must be burned at the stake.
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