Civilian Labor Force Drops by 2 Million Since July!

[Roland99]

From another thread up here...I feel this deserves its own!

http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsatabs.htm

Series Id: LNU01000000Not Seasonally AdjustedSeries title: (Unadj) Civilian Labor Force LevelLabor force status: Civilian labor forceType of data: Number in thousandsAge: 16 years and over

Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual

2004 146068 146154 146525 146260 146659 148478 149217 148166 147186

Notice those last three numbers? Those are the numbers, in thousands, of the civilian labor force for July, August, and September.

[Roland99]

1. Kick

Spread the word on the hidden truth behind the numbers.

[cheshire]

2. That's why the rose colored glasses are needed. This is grim. Not

even shots of mind numbing drugs will make people not see the truth.

[kentuck]

3. Are those numbers for real ???

How can the unemployment rate stay the same?? Don't answer that...we know how they can do it...

[Roland99]

4. The unemployment rate isn't rather revealing...

it doesn't include people no longer looking for a job nor those no longer eligible for unemployment benefits.

[life_long_dem]

5. I heard the Aug. job numbers have been revised "Down"

anyone know what the new figure is? thanks

[Roland99]

6. August was revised down to 128,000

[life_long_dem]

7. thanks. eom

[exsoccermom]

8. I think the drop is due to summer employment

The summer labor force numbers are higher because of summer employment of college students, workers from overseas for your local pool, and so forth. In August, these students/other go back to school. However, if the economy is good, the growth in jobs often covers this "drop". Since the bush economy is not creating that many jobs, these numbers stand out like a sore thumb--or whole hand.