I was under the impression, at least after talking with officials in the New York state Office of Unemployment (or whatever it was called) that their unemployment data was not simply based on the number of people collecting unemployment but also included estimates, based on a random sample of about 1000 households a month, which attempted to determine numbers of "discouraged" workers, or people who want a job but stopped looking and people who no longer qualify for benefits.
CHAD -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Devine Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 9:55 AM To: Pen-l Subject: [Pen-l] two questions 1. The recent stats showed the size of the US unemployment insurance rolls falling from the previous month. The pundits saw this as a sign of possible recovery, perhaps later this year. But: to what extent is the fall in the number of UI recipients simply the result of (1) the surge of the unemployment insurance rolls about 6 months ago and (2) the fact that in a lot of states, UI payments end six months after they start? 2. I heard Larry Summers' interview on U.S. National Public Radio yesterday. He sounded tipsy. Is this the way he normally sounds? (He seemed to avoid Robert Seagal's questions, always steering the discussion toward the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency, while he did admit that the Fed sees the promotion of bank profits as central.) -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
