Alaska’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remains below the national rate at 7.1 percent in Oct., according to the Alaska Department of Labor December Economic Trends. The revised national rate in Oct. was 7.9 percent.
Juneau‚s not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was one of the lowest in the state at 4.3 percent. The most recent U.S. employment report showed an increase of 146,000 jobs in November, bringing the national unemployment rate down to 7.7 percent ˆ the lowest since Dec. 2008.
National jobs growth in Nov. is slightly lower than the 11-month average of 154,000 private sector jobs a month.
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Add commentIt's all set to get even
Lower after the first of the year when emergency benefits run out and those people will no longer be counted as "unemployed"
GO BAMA!!!
The utter crap you two spew
The utter crap you two spew is amazing.
Well stewie;
Rather than call it crap why not refute it? As I understand it, when they fall off the rolls they cease to be counted as "Unemployed"
Of course, it's not something Obama started. His guilt is just that he has continued the practice.
Not crap.
The unemployment rate is calculated by the number of UI claimants actually receiving benefits. When a claimant runs out of the maximum benefits allowed by the monetary determination of his yearly claim, politicians report a "created job". If the claimant qualifies for extended benefits, he remains on the unemployed rolls. I know people who never file UI claims when they are out of work. Either they don't qualify due to self employment status or other disqualifiers or they don't file due to pride. They are unemployed, none the less. They are not, however, reported as unemployed.
What those figures dont
What those figures dont account for is that if you were a CEO making 200k, get laid off and get a job as a walmart greeter, you are no longer unemployed.
Work?
Lets see here.As an example I live in a outlying community.I get food stamps,subsidy for fuel and rent.On top of that I can grocery shop for my buddies who will trade for drugs.Not a bad hold.Why should I work for 9$/hr.
funnie
you adults are funnie better than problem corner