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Old 02-15-2012 | 02:56 PM
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Default Quantity vs Quality

True statement about Government statistics. They only report jobless claims; nothing said about how good the resulting jobs are. Hypothetical example:

"Good evening; Headline News. Global TransAir shutdown last month, leaving 500 pilots in the Tri-County area without jobs."

"McDonald's Corporation reports strong growth and the addition of 1000 sales-person jobs in Tri-County."

"Tri-County Department of Labor reports jobless claims and total unemployment are down......"
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