"JimH" wrote in message
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"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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State jobless benefits have run out for 3 million

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansas...9953589.htm?1c

About 3 million unemployed Americans have exhausted their state
jobless benefits and are ineligible for further federal aid, according
to a policy research organization.

Among that number are 58,800 Missourians and 27,600 Kansans, the
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities said last week.

Only about 34,000 unemployed U.S. workers continued to receive
benefits under the federal Temporary Extended Unemployment
Compensation program, said researcher Isaac Shapiro.

There are about 8 million U.S. workers looking for work.



Still less then at the end of Clinton's first term. ;-)

And most are temporarily out of work, just the the majjority that lack
health insurance...it is a temporary condition, besides, basic economics
teaches that around 5% unemployment is healthy.......if the labor poor
shrinks too much further, it leads to a rapid increase in labor cost, which
can cause rapid inflation.

On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 21:26:47 -0400, P. Fritz wrote:


And most are temporarily out of work, just the the majjority that lack
health insurance...it is a temporary condition, besides, basic economics
teaches that around 5% unemployment is healthy.......if the labor poor
shrinks too much further, it leads to a rapid increase in labor cost,
which can cause rapid inflation.

I'm assuming a typo, that you really wanted to say "labor pool", but I
find your usage somewhat telling.

On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 21:26:47 -0400, "P. Fritz"
wrote:



And most are temporarily out of work, just the the majjority that lack
health insurance...it is a temporary condition, besides, basic economics
teaches that around 5% unemployment is healthy.......if the labor poor
shrinks too much further, it leads to a rapid increase in labor cost, which
can cause rapid inflation.



which, of course, is wrong. the factor is not the unemployment rate,
but productivity increase. those of us who are out of work know the
difference.
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