I am not reading anyone saying anything terribly different from what Tom and I said.
I believe that the BLS people do a good job with the parameters that they are given. Doug is correct that they collect much of the information necessary to give a better picture of unemployent -- except for the general problem of counting the people who live at the very margin of the economy or even beyond. The common unemployment rate gives a reassuring picture of the economy relative to the actual number of unmployed, but we can dig out better indicators from the data they supply. On Mon, Oct 07, 2002 at 06:12:02PM -0700, Sabri Oncu wrote: > I said: > > > Maybe I am just a dreamer, but I am not the only one! > > After reading Jim's and Doug's comments, I came to the conclusion > that I am the only one. > > This is sad, very sad. > > Not best, > > Sabri > -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
