"Dave" wrote in message
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On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 08:16:54 -0400, "Vito" said:

Gotta agree with Jon on that one. Several friends, union electricians,
have
been jobless for over two years!

Anecdotes are generally not very persuasive evidence. But I guess you have
to go with what you've got.

You deleted/ignored the important part - that once their unemployment
benefits end, they are no longer part of the unemployment numbers.