Obama makes rare campaign trail appearance, people leave early

[NoDrama]

Wanna know how they figure out the unemployment rate? They ask some people a bunch of questions, none of those questions are "Do you have a job?", or "Are you working?".

You do not need to receive remuneration to be considered employed.
http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps_htgm.htm#questions

 

[sheskunk]

He disappeared. Must of passed out.

 

[UncleBuck]

So how exactly are people counted as "unemployed"? Do they contact employers and ask them how many people came in looking for work that week? Do they randomly call people and say "Are you looking for work?" Do they count the ads on Craigslist and then somehow see how many people respond to them. It seems like it would be rather difficult to figure out how many people are actively seeking employment.

nope, scientific polling makes it very easy to get it down to an accurate number within a small margin of error.

 

[sheskunk]

nope, scientific polling makes it very easy to get it down to an accurate number within a small margin of error.

Citation please. I'd really like to know. Do you have some kind of link I could follow?

 

[UncleBuck]

Citation please. I'd really like to know. Do you have some kind of link I could follow?

you want citation that scientific polling is accurate to a margin of error that depends on the number sampled?

 

[sheskunk]

you want citation that scientific polling is accurate to a margin of error that depends on the number sampled?

I want to know how the number of unemployed people is tallied. "Scientific polling" doesn't really tell me much. Could you please explain what "Scientific polling" consists of? Thank you.

 

[sheskunk]

So how exactly are people counted as "unemployed"? Do they contact employers and ask them how many people came in looking for work that week? Do they randomly call people and say "Are you looking for work?" Do they count the ads on Craigslist and then somehow see how many people respond to them. It seems like it would be rather difficult to figure out how many people are actively seeking employment.

In case you missed it the first time. Even though you quoted it.

 

[Canna Sylvan]

When people are asked embarrassing questions, even if it's anonymous, they tend to lie and make themselves look anonymously better.

 

[sheskunk]

I know people who have recently been or are still "unemployed". I, as well as them, are unaware of them ever being "counted" by anyone. I'm very curious as to how this all works.

 

[UncleBuck]

I want to know how the number of unemployed people is tallied. "Scientific polling" doesn't really tell me much. Could you please explain what "Scientific polling" consists of? Thank you.

scientific polling is polling done in a scientific way.

 

[sheskunk]

scientific polling is polling done in a scientific way.

You obviously don't know the answer. Figures.

 

[UncleBuck]

You obviously don't know the answer. Figures.

that's obviously what it is.

 

[sheskunk]

They all just got up and walked out.

 

[Canna Sylvan]

You obviously don't know the answer. Figures.

You're asked if you own a farm. That's some real scientific shit right there.

 

[sheskunk]

You're asked if you own a farm. That's some real scientific shit right there.

I grew up on a farm with my family. I have since gotten married and moved to the city. The farm is still in the family though, so you never know.

 

[UncleBuck]

I grew up on a farm with my family. I have since gotten married and moved to the city. The farm is still in the family though, so you never know.

did you just get done growing up a year or so ago?

because you claimed to be living on that farm until about that time, you fat fucking sack of shit.

 

[sheskunk]

did you just get done growing up a year or so ago?

because you claimed to be living on that farm until about that time, you fat fucking sack of shit.

How do they count the number of unemployed people?

 

[NLXSK1]

did you just get done growing up a year or so ago?

because you claimed to be living on that farm until about that time, you fat fucking sack of shit.

The war on women, brought to you by the liberal party...

 

[Red1966]

They all just got up and walked out.

That was only the Republican blacks. The real blacks stayed

 

[UncleBuck]

The war on women, brought to you by the liberal party...

not a woman.