Friday, March 4, 2016

Jobs report paints a rosier picture than reality

Article Title: Economists see mixed signals in latest U.S. jobs report
Snippet of Article: "...for an overall look at the labor market you need to dig deeper and see the labor force participation rate, how many people are long-term unemployed, how many are involuntarily in part-time jobs but looking for full-time jobs, how many are too discouraged to look for work and even participate in the labor market." The number of long-term unemployed (2.1 million) has not changed substantially since June, according to the BLS ..."


Source: wjla.com

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