tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post8101011774338699957..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: WARNING Trump Mulls Switch to New (and Higher) U.S. Unemployment RateRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-86529943097903152312017-02-01T09:35:38.647-05:002017-02-01T09:35:38.647-05:00Could be Trump signaling to the Fed. The real unem...Could be Trump signaling to the Fed. The real unemployment is still high so quit raising rates.Stuffed Pimentohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03631687618198640700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-51413232951130389992017-02-01T07:51:45.415-05:002017-02-01T07:51:45.415-05:00What system is the Shadow Stats guy using? That...What system is the Shadow Stats guy using? That's probably the truth despite RW's outlook on how we are not in a recession. The Lab Managerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314871529571094106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-6885045305674559142017-01-31T18:14:03.176-05:002017-01-31T18:14:03.176-05:00The more honest measure is U5 so this is another g...The more honest measure is U5 so this is another good change.Marmitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850328196531520558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-41987454181735992942017-01-31T15:50:35.371-05:002017-01-31T15:50:35.371-05:00Government is always changing how it counts and ca...Government is always changing how it counts and calculates all sorts of things. There are many points data is not comparable between but the comparisons happen anyway. <br /><br />We got stuck with the double nickle (and some of are still stuck with it) as the NMSL for so long because the government changed how they counted traffic fatalities the same year Nixon imposed it. This plus the gas Jimmy Joe Meekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559104650594440766noreply@blogger.com