tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post3389803952614866753..comments2024-03-29T08:01:26.952-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Unemployment: the truth begins to spreadPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-24954093984708022432011-12-13T21:25:33.803-06:002011-12-13T21:25:33.803-06:00In some cases you're only as unemployed as you...In some cases you're only as unemployed as you want to be:<br /><br />http://www.mariettatimes.com/page/content.detail/id/540639/Jobless-benefits-a--frustration-to-employer.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-61350745083910159792011-12-13T11:56:11.768-06:002011-12-13T11:56:11.768-06:00I'm not sure I buy the argument that if you...I'm not sure I buy the argument that if you've stopped looking for a job you should be counted as unemployed still. If you aren't actively looking for some form of employment, whether it's putting in applications, going door to door or hanging out at home depot as a self employed "contractor", then it doesn't seem like you should count for the statistic. Not to say that I think the BLS numbers are accurate, but that a statistic which would technically include everyone who's not working for whatever given reason is also useless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com