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Post by karlpalaka on May 17, 2020 3:47:57 GMT 10
Again, I am referring to how much percent of the population has jobs, and that could be around 33-38%. I never said I was just looking at the labor force. Unless you're planning on including my daughter, who is a toddler that can't even talk yet let alone hold down substantial gainful employment, the percentage of employed among the labor force is the only metric that matters. Nobody is denying that it is really bad right now, but skewing the numbers for drama like this is just as bad as those who are trying to downplay the crisis. Yes, the whole population would include toddlers as well. In my case, it includes toddlers. This is because a lot of actors have begun their acting careers as toddlers. Dylan and Cole Sprouse began their careers before even turning one.
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Post by smartboi on May 17, 2020 7:21:56 GMT 10
Right, if my math is correct, we're at approximately 25% unemployment (~30m/~120m), which means 75% of the labor force is still employed. Things are bad - like height of the Great Depression bad - but there's no reason to skew the math for drama. Again, I am referring to how much percent of the population has jobs, and that could be around 33-38%. I never said I was just looking at the labor force. What exactly is the point of wording it like that? Prior to the virus roughly 50% of the total population was employed.
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Post by karlpalaka on May 17, 2020 8:38:13 GMT 10
Again, I am referring to how much percent of the population has jobs, and that could be around 33-38%. I never said I was just looking at the labor force. What exactly is the point of wording it like that? Prior to the virus roughly 50% of the total population was employed. Well, 48% of the population was employed in late 2019. Labor force apparently includes unemployed people, which I am not sure why.
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2020 13:15:18 GMT 10
What exactly is the point of wording it like that? Prior to the virus roughly 50% of the total population was employed. Well, 48% of the population was employed in late 2019. Labor force apparently includes unemployed people, which I am not sure why. The labor force is a count of the population that is within the normal age range for employment, ages 18 to 65, who are not disabled to a degree that prevents them from working. Basically, how many Americans exist who can work if someone will hire them. This includes unemployed people who are looking for work, people who are seasonal workers, people who are unemployed and who have given up looking for work, and those of us who are employed on a permanent, full-time basis.
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Post by karlpalaka on May 17, 2020 14:03:33 GMT 10
Well, 48% of the population was employed in late 2019. Labor force apparently includes unemployed people, which I am not sure why. The labor force is a count of the population that is within the normal age range for employment, ages 18 to 65, who are not disabled to a degree that prevents them from working. Basically, how many Americans exist who can work if someone will hire them. This includes unemployed people who are looking for work, people who are seasonal workers, people who are unemployed and who have given up looking for work, and those of us who are employed on a permanent, full-time basis. Yes, I am referring to people who are working paid jobs out of everyone living in the country of all ages.
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2020 21:02:19 GMT 10
Looking at anyone but ages 18 to even 70 is basically useless noise. I'm not sure why you would do that except to generate purposefully misleading statistics.
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