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In reply to the discussion: Jobless Claims Sink To Near 43 Year Low [View all]liberal N proud
(60,806 posts)77. I see lots of hiring signs
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Feel free to post an actual metric by which things are worse than the past (and there are a couple)
Recursion
Jun 2016
#35
At any rate, my original point stands that by historical measures 4.9% is "low"
Recursion
Jun 2016
#62
Well, I'm certainly glad people are objectively better off than they were 20 years ago
Recursion
Jun 2016
#64
Happily. Here's from BLS, though it's just the lowest three white and African American quintiles
Recursion
Jun 2016
#74
Did I hear Republicans saying "Marxist Kenyan" for 8 years? Did tRump say something like that?
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2016
#4
I look around and see lots of people looking for work that isn't there. The numbers at the
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#10
Really? You think the homeless you see on the streets can work contractor work?
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#22
Seattle does not have a $15 / hour min wage. It's currently only $13 for major corporations and
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#45
For the record I am not Jesus. If I was, I'd encourage the Democrats to support a higher
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#51
Bullcrap. Seattle will PHASE IN $15 per hour over the next few years and only for the
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#88
Day Ja View. You've said this before and I responded that the homeless nodding out
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#84
And from your sample you deduce that the isn't an unemployment or underemployment problem
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#85
the hope of finding a good job has also sunk to a 43 year low...that's the bad news.
ileus
Jun 2016
#12
Seems you are missing the point here. There are millions out of work that want work.
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#23
His min wage he gave some federal employees was $10.10. How low can you go?
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#31
You have it backwards. What will lead us to Trump is a reluctance of Democrats to provide
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#46
My brother's IBEW hall is literally poaching people flipping burgers at McDonalds
Recursion
Jun 2016
#28
Which if you lose with a 12 month period or so in most states does not get you any unemployment
JCMach1
Jun 2016
#81
Well if we tighten up the marijuana laws and lengthen the sentences we can kill two
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#86