(12-09-2017, 06:20 PM)MalabarJag Wrote:

(12-09-2017, 03:32 PM)americus 2.0 Wrote: I don't think people know or remember just how unemployment findings are calculated. I used to think it was great when unemployment numbers went up until I researched how "They" come to those numbers. It's almost like statistics; they are easily manipulated depending on the questions asked and the demographic, socioeconomic status, race, gender, political affiliation, etc., of the folks they're polling. 

If more people are indeed employed then that's great. But that's not always the case when it comes to how unemployed information is gathered.

Yep. Labor Force Participation Rate is a better measure of the state of employment. Notice how it plummeted throughout most of Obama's tenure. It hasn't gone up much since it hit bottom in 2014. Trump can't claim an improvement, but at least he hasn't caused an Obama level disaster yet.