September unemployment is 9.8 percent

[MTK]

I think it's worth noting this is the time of year where a lot of seasonal employment comes to an end. College kids are back to school, and in areas like the northeast you have a lot of people laid off this time of year as contracting work, landscaping, etc. is winding down.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I think it's worth noting this is the time of year where a lot of seasonal employment comes to an end. College kids are back to school, and in areas like the northeast you have a lot of people laid off this time of year as contracting work, landscaping, etc. is winding down.

Well its not like unemployment just jumped 2% its been getting higher all summer.

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I think it's worth noting this is the time of year where a lot of seasonal employment comes to an end. College kids are back to school, and in areas like the northeast you have a lot of people laid off this time of year as contracting work, landscaping, etc. is winding down.

As first down pointed out, it's been getting higher all summer, but your logic is not spot on either. When kids go back to school, they vacate positions that employers usually try to fill, also, no kid files at the unemployment office. To add to this, A LOT of companies are already gearing up for black friday and the holidays and starting to train employees to know how to service customers for the holidays...sure more will occur at the end of this month, but I am already prepared for my holidays as are several other companies and replaced our student employees.

About landscaping work and contract work, that is a valid argument if all summer wasn't declining in unemployment rate. So what is the current administration doing to fix this issue? Worst rate since 83 and predicted to hit 10% by end of the year! Instead, he's off in Denmark pitching for Chicago to get the olypics, which was an epic fail since we were predicted to rival Rio, and we were first one dismissed.
I think your best argument would have been backing it up with historical data at this time of year, not blindly supporting who you voted for. We ALL know if this was Bush, this would be a public uproar and cry for impeachment...but it's Obama, therefore he's untouchable.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by jsarno

As first down pointed out, it's been getting higher all summer, but your logic is not spot on either. When kids go back to school, they vacate positions that employers usually try to fill, also, no kid files at the unemployment office. To add to this, A LOT of companies are already gearing up for black friday and the holidays and starting to train employees to know how to service customers for the holidays...sure more will occur at the end of this month, but I am already prepared for my holidays as are several other companies and replaced our student employees.

About landscaping work and contract work, that is a valid argument if all summer wasn't declining in unemployment rate. So what is the current administration doing to fix this issue? Worst rate since 83 and predicted to hit 10% by end of the year! Instead, he's off in Denmark pitching for Chicago to get the olypics, which was an epic fail since we were predicted to rival Rio, and we were first one dismissed.
I think your best argument would have been backing it up with historical data at this time of year, not blindly supporting who you voted for. We ALL know if this was Bush, this would be a public uproar and cry for impeachment...but it's Obama, therefore he's untouchable.

Whoa calm down cowboy, I'm not making this a Bush/Obama deal at all. Just talking about the unemployment rate and I tossed out a thought off the top of my head.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Whoa calm down cowboy, I'm not making this a Bush/Obama deal at all. Just talking about the unemployment rate and I tossed out a thought off the top of my head.

Is it an insult for a redskin fan to call another redskin fan a cowboy?

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Whoa calm down cowboy, I'm not making this a Bush/Obama deal at all. Just talking about the unemployment rate and I tossed out a thought off the top of my head.

COWBOY? LOL...think that's the first time I have ever been called that.

I understand you weren't making a direct connection to Bush / Obama, but if Bush was miraculously in office (obviously couldn't happen) then how would you respond to this?

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by jsarno

COWBOY? LOL...think that's the first time I have ever been called that.

I understand you weren't making a direct connection to Bush / Obama, but if Bush was miraculously in office (obviously couldn't happen) then how would you respond to this?

This isn't a political thread, it's an economic one. As was Matty's response.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

This isn't a political thread, it's an economic one. As was Matty's response.

I agree but the damn liberals keep screwing it up

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

This isn't a political thread, it's an economic one. As was Matty's response.

How is it not? It's an unemployment rate, and it's directly related to Obama. That's like saying a Jason Campbell issue is not a football thread.

Again, I see what Matty was trying to say, but we all don't all of sudden forget the plethera of attacks on Bush by Matty. Do you guys think you get a pass on any attacks on Obama and what you said about the previous administration just goes away? I am still astounded at the fact that even you attacked Bush about his national debt, yet Obama over quadruples it and you are miraculously silent??? You don't find that odd?

[MTK]

Originally Posted by jsarno

How is it not? It's an unemployment rate, and it's directly related to Obama. That's like saying a Jason Campbell issue is not a football thread.

Again, I see what Matty was trying to say, but we all don't all of sudden forget the plethera of attacks on Bush by Matty. Do you guys think you get a pass on any attacks on Obama and what you said about the previous administration just goes away? I am still astounded at the fact that even you attacked Bush about his national debt, yet Obama over quadruples it and you are miraculously silent??? You don't find that odd?

You don't even want to talk about the issue, you just want to point fingers.

Just never mind, seriously.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

This isn't a political thread, it's an economic one. As was Matty's response.

There's no difference to some people.

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

There's no difference to some people.

HAHAHA...then what would you catagorize it as?

Unemployment rate IS POLITICAL people. WOW...to even suggest otherwise is well, blind.