Re: Daily digest for tml@simplelists.com GDWGAMES@xxxxxx (16 Dec 2015 00:12 UTC)
Re: [TML] Re: Daily digest for tml@simplelists.com Ethan McKinney (16 Dec 2015 01:01 UTC)
Re[2]: Daily digest for tml@simplelists.com Timothy Collinson (16 Dec 2015 05:52 UTC)
Re: [TML] Re[2]: Daily digest for tml@simplelists.com Jeffrey Schwartz (16 Dec 2015 14:09 UTC)
Re: [TML] Re[2]: Daily digest for tml@simplelists.com Richard Aiken (17 Dec 2015 02:55 UTC)
Re: [TML] Re[2]: Daily digest for tml@simplelists.com Kelly St. Clair (17 Dec 2015 02:32 UTC)
Re: [TML] Mustering Out (was Re: Daily digest for tml@simplelists.com) Bruce Johnson (18 Dec 2015 16:55 UTC)

Re: [TML] Mustering Out (was Re: Daily digest for tml@simplelists.com) Bruce Johnson 18 Dec 2015 16:55 UTC

> On Dec 18, 2015, at 8:13 AM, xxxxxx@shadowgard.com wrote:
>
> On 17 Dec 2015 at 10:11, Ethan McKinney wrote:
>
>> Because you're using the same statistic that's always been used, but
>> underlying circumstances have changed?
>> U-3 has almost always been the reported number, but U-1 through U-6
>> have been calculated for a long time. No need to change definitions,
>> cook books, or anything.
>> You might call this "cherry picking," but everyone is still picking
>> off of the same trees they've harvested for decades.
>
> Where can I find these U-1 thru U-6 figures?

The Fed has a really nice system for exploring their economic data archives: https://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/

It takes some digging to find what you want; they have tutorials and examples to help you on your way. Tons of valuable data there.

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Bruce Johnson
University of Arizona
College of Pharmacy
Information Technology Group

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