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Friday, January 9, 2015

EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS…A MATTER OF PERCEPTION…


At some point, if they haven’t already, wouldn’t you think that most Americans would simply start ignoring that which amounts to be the same kind of toxic propaganda that this administration has been steadily pumping out for years?  What we have here is the equivalent of raw political sewage, and those involved intend to keep on pumping it for as long as a majority of the American people will tolerate it.

What we saw at the end of December was the continuation of the same, rather disturbing, trend that we have seen for some time now where the number of Americans, 16 and older, who chose not to participate in the labor force continues to grow.  In December that number grew to a record 92,898,000, 456,000 more than did not participate in November, making the labor force participation rate a rather anemic 62.7 percent.

The labor force participation had also been 62.7 percent back in September, but prior to that it had not been that low since back in February 1978, or during the time America were subjected to that other Democrat economic genius, Jimmy “The Terrorists’ Best Friend” Carter.  Apparently, it’s only Democrats, and the socialist policies they are so captivated and intrigued by, who are able to bring about such abysmal economic numbers.

In looking back at December, we see that, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the nation’s civilian noninstitutional population stood at 249,027,000.  Now of that 249,027,000, 156,129,000, or 62.7 percent, participated in the labor force by either having a job or by actively seeking one out in the last four weeks.  Of the 156,129,000 who did participate in the labor force, 147,442,000 had a job.

And that left 8,688,000 also of that same 156,129,000, who did not have a job but were said to be actively looking for one, and it’s those 8,688,000 who make up the unemployed. They equaled 5.6 percent of the labor force—or an unemployment rate of 5.6 percent, which was down from the 5.8 percent unemployment rate in November.  So as you can plainly see, this percentage of the supposedly unemployed has very little basis in fact.

Because, while at the same time we’re being told that the level of labor force participation declined, we were also being told that, through the miracle of some pretty creative number crunching, it was also in December that the unemployment rate declined to 5.6 percent and that payroll jobs were said to have increased by 252,000.  I can only assume that those who work to come up with these numbers, must think the rest of us are pretty stupid.

Barry’s ‘Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors’, some boob by the name of Jason Furman, said in a statement, “Today’s solid employment report caps off a strong year for the U.S. labor market, which achieved a number of important milestones in 2014.”  This propaganda statement went on to say, “Total job growth last year was the strongest since 1999, while the unemployment rate fell at the fastest pace in three decades.”

Furman continued on with this special brand of drivel by saying that, “Although nominal wages fell in December, inflation-adjusted wages have generally been rising, and job growth has picked up in sectors that traditionally provide good, middle-class jobs.”  This is all part of creating the ongoing illusion that our economy is somehow be made stronger, that some economic recovery continues, when nothing could be further from the truth.

And then we have John Boehner who, as to be expected since he’s never been one to be left out of a good propaganda story, appeared to be quite eagerly throw his support behind this nonsense, was said to have reacted to the labor news by touting the jobs bills the new Republican Congress have been pushing, including the Keystone pipeline.  His comments, whether he intended to or not, add credibility to numbers that are completely bogus.

Boehner said, “It’s always welcome news when more Americans find work.” And he went on to say, “Yet while the economy is showing some signs of improvement, far too many middle-class families are struggling to bridge the gap between rising costs and stubbornly flat paychecks.”  But again, his comments bear little resemblance to what is going on in this country.  What he should be doing it to point out that these numbers are just a fallacy.

And, oddly enough, it was also courtesy of these same employment numbers, that we were made aware that Barry’s war on women seems to be progressing rather nicely with a record 55,807,000 women, an increase of 612,000 over the previous month, not participating in the labor force in December.  What that means is that 55,807,000 women in the United States did not have a job and did not actively seek one in the past four weeks.

The labor participation rate for women hit a record low for this year of 56.6 percent, which also matches the 56.6 percent seen in September 1988, a 26-year low.  The number of employed women decreased from 69,247,000 in November to 69,042,000 in December, a decline of 205,000.  And yet, as if by magic, we’re told that the unemployment rate for women somehow managed to decline from 5.7 percent in November to 5.3 in December.

Like with so many other issues with this president and this administration, everything is about creating the proper perception.  And the facts must never be allowed to get in the way, regardless of the issue.  Whatever lie must be told, tell it, whatever numbers must be fudged, fudge them.  What’s most important is to create the proper perception in the minds of the American people.  Results are not important, it’s all about perception.

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