Comments on: Evidence of Things Unseen http://www.fragmentaryevidence.com/2009/12/22/evidence-of-things-unseen/ Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:16:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: dc http://www.fragmentaryevidence.com/2009/12/22/evidence-of-things-unseen/#comment-7222 dc Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:05:07 +0000 http://www.fragmentaryevidence.com/?p=1728#comment-7222 Not exactly. The unemployment rate fell, but employment numbers fell too. The unemployment rate fell because people either gave up and stopped looking for work, or else moved to other states where they thought they might find more opportunities. So technically California's unemployment rate fell from 12.5% to 12.3% in November, but the number of jobs here also fell by about 10,000. Merry Christmas, indeed! That said, my sense is that a lot of people are less anxious about money than they were six months ago, so maybe they're spending more, and we'll actually start adding jobs again. Not exactly. The unemployment rate fell, but employment numbers fell too. The unemployment rate fell because people either gave up and stopped looking for work, or else moved to other states where they thought they might find more opportunities. So technically California’s unemployment rate fell from 12.5% to 12.3% in November, but the number of jobs here also fell by about 10,000. Merry Christmas, indeed!

That said, my sense is that a lot of people are less anxious about money than they were six months ago, so maybe they’re spending more, and we’ll actually start adding jobs again.

]]> By: ruth gutmann http://www.fragmentaryevidence.com/2009/12/22/evidence-of-things-unseen/#comment-7193 ruth gutmann Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:10:08 +0000 http://www.fragmentaryevidence.com/?p=1728#comment-7193 Merry Christmas! -- let us hope the health care reform will be help in the coming years. It cannot come soon enough I heard that employment numbers in California are slightly better. Did I hear that right? Merry Christmas! — let us hope the health care reform will be help in the coming years. It cannot come soon enough

I heard that employment numbers in California are slightly better. Did I hear that right?

]]> By: dc http://www.fragmentaryevidence.com/2009/12/22/evidence-of-things-unseen/#comment-7173 dc Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:08:00 +0000 http://www.fragmentaryevidence.com/?p=1728#comment-7173 Please, jabel, this is a Palin-free zone. Please, jabel, this is a Palin-free zone.

]]> By: jabel http://www.fragmentaryevidence.com/2009/12/22/evidence-of-things-unseen/#comment-7162 jabel Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:23:52 +0000 http://www.fragmentaryevidence.com/?p=1728#comment-7162 On a clear day I can see Russia from Alaska. On a clear day I can see Russia from Alaska.

]]> By: ruth gutmann http://www.fragmentaryevidence.com/2009/12/22/evidence-of-things-unseen/#comment-7160 ruth gutmann Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:43:28 +0000 http://www.fragmentaryevidence.com/?p=1728#comment-7160 If it weren't so sad, it would be funny. The sign neglects to say what particular faith might perform that miracle. If it weren’t so sad, it would be funny. The sign neglects to say what particular faith might perform that miracle.

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