statistics confusing

“The sluggish payroll survey, after all, was the economic indicator that Democrats had clung to like a security blanket to pronounce President Bush's economic policies a failure. Unemployment dropped from 6.1% to 5.7% as of last Friday's release.(spectator.org)

I thought unemployment rose from 5.6% to 5.7%. (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
jan feb mar
2004 5.6 5.6 5.7

it's all about slant people. and those evil words outsourcing....”

“heteroscedastic, man!”

“it did rise.

I heard one guy say that was good because, and now get this, because all the good news is causing people who had given up on finding jobs re-enter the job search, and thus get counted in the stats. So more people looking for work makes the rate go up.

That's a stretch even for a pro spinmeister.”

“you're lucky i have no time tonight.....

tomorrow i'll make you look dunber thanna bag of hamers.....”

“Your threat might be more convincing if you knew how to spell 'hammer'.”

“and dumber”

“"tomorrow i'll make you look dunber thanna bag of hamers....."



CRIPES!


Softball!


Softball!

BING!#!$@&^!”