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Brian4Liberty
06-01-2016, 02:30 PM
Census: Illegal immigration up 57% to 550,000, one new Albuquerque A YEAR
By Paul Bedard (@SecretsBedard) • 6/1/16


Illegal immigration has exploded 57 percent in less than two years, with at least 550,000 new undocumented aliens pouring into America in a trend that is set to continue growing, according to new Census data.
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Camarota's 17-page analysis said that immigration over the last two years reached 3.1 million, or more than 1.5 million annually.
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"The latest Census Bureau data shows that the scale of new immigration is clearly enormous. The numbers raise profound questions about assimilation and the impact of immigration on the nation's education system, infrastructure, and labor market, as well as the size and density of the U.S. population. It is difficult to find a public policy that has a more profound impact across American society than the level of immigration. It is certainly appropriate that immigration should be at the center of the current presidential election," concludes Camarota.
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— The big increase in new arrivals in the last two years was driven by a rise in immigration from Latin America, particularly countries other than Mexico; South Asia (e.g. Pakistan and India); and East Asia (e.g. China and Vietnam).
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More: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/census-illegal-immigration-up-57-to-550000-one-new-albuquerque-a-year/article/2592688

phill4paul
06-01-2016, 02:42 PM
If they are illegal I don't know that they would be taking a census. So how is this statistic being determined?

tod evans
06-01-2016, 02:50 PM
It is difficult to find a public policy that has a more profound impact across American society than the level of immigration.

No it's not.

Government controlled free shit has a much more "profound" impact and is far more detrimental.

Shut down all government agencies that deal in free shit to anyone and deport all the fired and retired employees.

phill4paul
06-01-2016, 02:55 PM
No it's not.

Government controlled free shit has a much more "profound" impact and is far more detrimental.

Shut down all government agencies that deal in free shit to anyone and deport all the fired and retired employees.

^^^

Ronin Truth
06-01-2016, 03:00 PM
former mexican ambassador illegal immigrants figures

About 5,760,000 results

https://www.google.com/search?q=former+mexican+ambassador+illegal+immigra nts+figures&hl=en&gbv=2&oq=former+mexican+ambassador+illegal+immigrations+ figures&gs_l=heirloom-serp.1.0.30i10.20438.22938.0.30203.7.7.0.0.0.0.172 .1125.0j7.7.0....0...1ac.1.34.heirloom-serp..0.7.1125.tkC0evABZWo

Brian4Liberty
06-01-2016, 03:10 PM
No it's not.

Government controlled free $#@! has a much more "profound" impact and is far more detrimental.

Shut down all government agencies that deal in free $#@! to anyone and deport all the fired and retired employees.

Immigration increases the number of people collecting government controlled free stuff.

silverhandorder
06-01-2016, 03:12 PM
Do you want civil war? This is how you get civil war!

In all seriousness society is getting polarized and a lot of people are scared.

Ronin Truth
06-01-2016, 03:29 PM
Do you want civil war? This is how you get civil war!

In all seriousness society is getting polarized and a lot of people are scared.

The sheeple are getting restless and panicky? :eek:

presence
06-01-2016, 03:42 PM
Immigration increases the number of people collecting government controlled free stuff.

no it doesn't, immigration in and of itself causes no harm to anyone

politicians who create laws that steal from the people are what increases benefits


maybe we should ban birth. I think everyone of those costs about $15k on uncles tab.

tod evans
06-01-2016, 03:55 PM
Immigration increases the number of people collecting government controlled free stuff.

If there was no free shit to begin with immigration wouldn't even be an issue.

The discussion over who gets free shit is the wrong discussion to have, immigration and free shit should by all rights be separate issues.

It's the middlemen of bureaucracy who profit handsomely that keep tying the two issues together in an attempt to disguise their culpability.

tod evans
06-01-2016, 04:03 PM
Do you want civil war? This is how you get civil war!

In all seriousness society is getting polarized and a lot of people are scared.

How?

By curtailing immigration or stopping the gravy train or both?

People need to be scared, printing unbacked currency to support government and her leeches can't go on forever.

Brian4Liberty
06-01-2016, 04:27 PM
no it doesn't,

Yes, it does. More people, more everything, including government and government sepnding.


maybe we should ban birth. I think everyone of those costs about $15k on uncles tab.

Now you get it. More people, more government.

Brian4Liberty
06-01-2016, 04:31 PM
If there was no free $#@! to begin with immigration wouldn't even be an issue.

I beg to differ. Even with less government handouts, increases in population can cause issues, rather dramatic ones at that.

silverhandorder
06-01-2016, 04:32 PM
How?

By curtailing immigration or stopping the gravy train or both?

People need to be scared, printing unbacked currency to support government and her leeches can't go on forever.

Well they are not smart enough about printing. They are scared of people that are of different culture settling in. I think it would be easier to stop immigration than to stop welfare state. Also I think welfare state is the root of all the problems. I just think that is a losing strategy at the moment. For us we need to awaken as many people to this. Best bang for the buck is people already here.

phill4paul
06-01-2016, 04:38 PM
Well they are not smart enough about printing. They are scared of people that are of different culture settling in. I think it would be easier to stop immigration than to stop welfare state. Also I think welfare state is the root of all the problems. I just think that is a losing strategy at the moment. For us we need to awaken as many people to this. Best bang for the buck is people already here.

Stopping immigration would cost as much as the welfare state. You'll just be trading the welfare state of immigrants for the welfare state of government employees. Neither is a gain. The point beyond all points is reducing government.

tod evans
06-01-2016, 04:39 PM
I beg to differ. Even with less government handouts, increases in population can cause issues, rather dramatic ones at that.

There are going to be issues and they're going to get worse as this house of cards keeps growing.

Real money and private charities is the only viable solution.

Kicking out illegals or caring for them both require more government and the productive members of society can't afford the government we're saddled with now.

If there were any reliable and accessible data I'm betting the cost of government to extract and distribute lucre exceeds all perceived benefits...

presence
06-01-2016, 04:43 PM
Kicking out illegals or caring for them both require more government and the productive members of society can't afford the government we're saddled with now.

look you can swap that around and its still just as true

omg!

Kicking out illegals or caring for them both require more government and the productive members of society can't afford the government we're saddled with now.
Caring for illegals or kicking them out both require more government and the productive members of society can't afford the government we're saddled with now.

phill4paul
06-01-2016, 04:45 PM
I'm still waiting on information as to how someone got illegals to take a census and how comprehensive this census was.

silverhandorder
06-01-2016, 04:48 PM
Stopping immigration would cost as much as the welfare state. You'll just be trading the welfare state of immigrants for the welfare state of government employees. Neither is a gain. The point beyond all points is reducing government.

Well I rather feed government employees. It's just me but when the crash happens I want people from my culture around me.

phill4paul
06-01-2016, 04:52 PM
Well I rather feed government employees. It's just me but when the crash happens I want people from my culture around me.

You are certainly welcome to your opinion. May the chains set lightly upon you.

silverhandorder
06-01-2016, 05:02 PM
You are certainly welcome to your opinion. May the chains set lightly upon you.

Lol may your screaming in the woods alone be as ever lonely. I am sure you love that.

phill4paul
06-01-2016, 05:06 PM
Lol may your screaming in the woods alone be as ever lonely. I am sure you love that.

Bless your pea-picking heart.

Zippyjuan
06-01-2016, 06:51 PM
Article also notes:


The above estimate of illegal immigration represents the flow of new illegal aliens surreptitiously crossing the border, overstaying a temporary visa, or released into the country after a short detention, such as families from Central America. The numbers do not represent the net increase in the total illegal immigrant population.

You need to subtract off those who left the country or deported or died.

From the report: http://cis.org/New-Data-Immigration-Surged-in-2014-and-2015


In 2009, for example, 558,000 illegal immigrants received legal status, returned to their home countries, or died.12 All of this means that hundreds of thousands of new immigrants can settle in the country each year, but the overall number of illegal immigrants may grow little or not at all. Put another way, no net growth in the illegal population does not mean that new illegal immigration has ceased, nor does it mean the United States has control over illegal immigration.

Most are from Asia- not Mexico- though everybody focuses on them. Chart shows all immigrants- illegal and legal.

http://cis.org/sites/cis.org/files/camarota-surge-f8.png

Brian4Liberty
06-01-2016, 08:27 PM
Most are from Asia- not Mexico- though everybody focuses on them.

Is this news to anyone? Doesn't "everybody" already know this?

The Americans of Mexican descent that I know all oppose immigration from Asia. Some of them are consistent and also oppose new immigration from Mexico.

TheCount
06-01-2016, 09:16 PM
The Americans of Mexican descent that I know all oppose immigration from Asia. Some of them are consistent and also oppose new immigration from Mexico.

The Americans of German descent that I know all enjoy roller coasters. Some of them also ride the spinning teacups.

erowe1
06-01-2016, 09:30 PM
If we legalize all immigration, then illegal immigration will go down to zero.

tod evans
06-02-2016, 03:37 AM
Well I rather feed government employees. It's just me but when the crash happens I want people from my culture around me.

Government employees are not from my culture.

The dredges of my culture sought government employment, the lowest of the low.

It's really too bad that you would consider such people members of "your culture"....

Brian4Liberty
06-02-2016, 02:13 PM
If we legalize all immigration, then illegal immigration will go down to zero.

Nice. Fitting from our resident government statistics disseminator. If we remove everyone who isn't working from the "workforce", then the official unemployment number will go down to zero. Hold on, that's already standard practice.

presence
06-02-2016, 02:22 PM
Government employees are not from my culture.

The dredges of my culture sought government employment, the lowest of the low.

It's really too bad that you would consider such people members of "your culture"....


right?

mexicans that mow lawns for cash.... or americans with gov't jobs


If I had to pick one to save, I choose mexicans every time.

Ender
06-02-2016, 02:23 PM
right?

mexicans that mow lawns for cash.... or americans with gov't jobs


If I had to pick one to save, I choose mexicans every time.

Same here.

Ronin Truth
06-02-2016, 02:24 PM
Nice. Fitting from our resident government statistics disseminator. If we remove everyone who isn't working from the "workforce", then the official unemployment number will go down to zero. Hold on, that's already standard practice.

If we kill everyone crime will drop to zero too.

Contumacious
06-02-2016, 02:25 PM
If they are illegal I don't know that they would be taking a census. So how is this statistic being determined?

The Aryan Brotherhood has ways.

http://25.media.tumblr.com/55920ba018b82d81e78983ea22aff2ae/tumblr_mm1levVrRY1qgt6uyo3_400.gif

Madison320
06-02-2016, 02:55 PM
From an economic standpoint, in the short run, illegal immigration is a positive for the economy. They tend to work for less and don't use as much government assistance as a legal citizen.

My only problem with illegal immigrants is that they tend to support socialism. How about if we automatically grant citizenship to anyone who will sign a document that they will never use US government aid in their lifetime?

Ronin Truth
06-02-2016, 03:07 PM
From an economic standpoint, in the short run, illegal immigration is a positive for the economy. They tend to work for less and don't use as much government assistance as a legal citizen.

My only problem with illegal immigrants is that they tend to support socialism. How about if we automatically grant citizenship to anyone who will sign a document that they will never use US government aid in their lifetime?

So, criminal behavior is OK with you?

tod evans
06-02-2016, 03:12 PM
So, criminal behavior is OK with you?

Depends on who is defining 'criminal'.......

All anti-government, leave me alone behavior is fine with me.

Give me the magic scepter and just watch what's 'legal'..........:cool:

Ronin Truth
06-02-2016, 03:16 PM
Depends on who is defining 'criminal'.......

All anti-government, leave me alone behavior is fine with me.

Give me the magic scepter and just watch what's 'legal'..........:cool:

No it doesn't.

tod evans
06-02-2016, 03:17 PM
No it doesn't.

No it doesn't what?

presence
06-02-2016, 03:17 PM
No it doesn't.

NO VICTIM NO CRIME

Ronin Truth
06-02-2016, 03:21 PM
NO VICTIM NO CRIME

I'm on Earth. What planet are you posting from?

silverhandorder
06-02-2016, 04:53 PM
Government employees are not from my culture.

The dredges of my culture sought government employment, the lowest of the low.

It's really too bad that you would consider such people members of "your culture"....

Neither are they mine. But when shit crashes it can be government employees plus half of mexico or just government employees. Guess which one I prefer.

phill4paul
06-02-2016, 04:56 PM
So, criminal behavior is OK with you?

I just smoked a bowl. So..yup. Must be. To not be would be hypocritical.

Ronin Truth
06-02-2016, 05:08 PM
I just smoked a bowl. So..yup. Must be. To not be would be hypocritical.

Yeah, we sure wouldn't want you to be hypocritical TOO. :eek:

Zippyjuan
06-02-2016, 07:05 PM
Nice. Fitting from our resident government statistics disseminator. If we remove everyone who isn't working from the "workforce", then the official unemployment number will go down to zero. Hold on, that's already standard practice.

People not LOOKING for work aren't counted as unemployed. If they aren't looking for a job it is assumed they don't want one so why should we care if they have one or not? If you don't have a job but ARE looking, you are counted as unemployed. Unemployment isn't zero. (and it isn't 28% either).

Ender
06-02-2016, 07:19 PM
People not LOOKING for work aren't counted as unemployed. If they aren't looking for a job it is assumed they don't want one so why should we care if they have one or not? If you don't have a job but ARE looking, you are counted as unemployed. Unemployment isn't zero. (and it isn't 28% either).

Zippy's right on this- this is exactly how unemployment is calculated.

tod evans
06-02-2016, 07:33 PM
People not LOOKING for work aren't counted as unemployed. If they aren't looking for a job it is assumed they don't want one so why should we care if they have one or not? If you don't have a job but ARE looking, you are counted as unemployed. Unemployment isn't zero. (and it isn't 28% either).


Zippy's right on this- this is exactly how unemployment is calculated.

"LOOKING" in Zip's statement means registered with the unemployment office, it in no way reflects those who's unemployment 'benefits' have run out and no longer waste time with the bureaucracy.

It's a pretty safe assumption that every swinging-dick not getting a 'check' is looking for work....

Zippyjuan
06-03-2016, 01:28 PM
"LOOKING" in Zip's statement means registered with the unemployment office, it in no way reflects those who's unemployment 'benefits' have run out and no longer waste time with the bureaucracy.

It's a pretty safe assumption that every swinging-dick not getting a 'check' is looking for work....

Incorrect. Being on unemployment benefits is not a determination of being unemployed or not. They conduct phone surveys with thousands of people a month (60,000 households actually- each month a new group of 20,000 is added and a family is tracked for three consecutive months). They are asked as series of questions to determine if a person has a job- is it full or part time, if they do not have a job, when was the last time they worked, were they looking for work, when was the last time they looked for work, etc.

It is true that being on unemployment insurance usually comes with a condition that a person is actively seeking employment and when their unemployment insurance runs out they may decide not to look for a job and in that case, they drop out of the labor force. If their benefits run out and they continue to look for a job, they are counted as in the labor force and unemployed. If they find a job, they are in the labor force and employed. It is not the paperwork but the act of looking or not looking for a job which is the determination of them being or not being in the labor force.

http://www.bls.gov/cps/faq.htm


Where do the statistics come from?

Because unemployment insurance records relate only to people who have applied for such benefits, and since it is impractical to count every unemployed person each month, the government conducts a monthly survey called the Current Population Survey (CPS) to measure the extent of unemployment in the country. The CPS has been conducted in the United States every month since 1940, when it began as a Work Projects Administration program. In 1942, the U.S. Census Bureau took over responsibility for the CPS. The survey has been expanded and modified several times since then.


What are the basic concepts of employment and unemployment?

The basic concepts involved in identifying the employed and unemployed are quite simple:

People with jobs are employed.

People who are jobless, looking for a job, and available for work are unemployed.

The labor force is made up of the employed and the unemployed.

People who are neither employed nor unemployed are not in the labor force.

Who is counted as employed?
People are considered employed if they did any work at all for pay or profit during the survey reference week. This includes all part-time and temporary work, as well as regular full-time, year-round employment. Individuals also are counted as employed if they have a job at which they did not work during the survey week, whether they were paid or not, because they were:

On vacation

Ill

Experiencing child care problems

On maternity or paternity leave

Taking care of some other family or personal obligation

Involved in a labor dispute

Prevented from working by bad weather

These people are counted among the employed and tabulated separately as with a job but not at work, because they have a specific job to which they will return.


Who is counted as unemployed?
People are classified as unemployed if they do not have a job, have actively looked for work in the prior 4 weeks, and are currently available for work. Actively looking for work may consist of any of the following activities:

Contacting:
An employer directly or having a job interview
A public or private employment agency
Friends or relatives
A school or university employment center
Submitting resumes or filling out applications
Placing or answering job advertisements
Checking union or professional registers
Some other means of active job search

Passive methods of job search do not have the potential to connect job seekers with potential employers and therefore do not qualify as active job search methods. Examples of passive methods include attending a job training program or course, or merely reading about job openings that are posted in newspapers or on the Internet.

Workers expecting to be recalled from temporary layoff are counted as unemployed whether or not they have engaged in a specific job seeking activity. In all other cases, the individual must have been engaged in at least one active job search activity in the 4 weeks preceding the interview and be available for work (except for temporary illness).


Who is not in the labor force?
The labor force is made up of the employed and the unemployed. The remainder—those who have no job and are not looking for one—are counted as not in the labor force. Many who are not in the labor force are going to school or are retired. Family responsibilities keep others out of the labor force. Since the mid-1990s, typically fewer than 1 in 10 people not in the labor force reported that they want a job.

Madison320
06-03-2016, 02:55 PM
So, criminal behavior is OK with you?

No it's not. That's why I want to solve the real cause of criminal behavior, which is socialism not illegal immigration. If we want to fix the problem we need to go back to capitalism not build walls and create a massive govt program that tries to deport all illegals. The idea that if we suddenly had no illegal immigrants, that our problems would be solved, is a joke. More than likely they'd get worse. How are they going to find all the illegals, conduct house to house searches, "Are your paper in order?"

So, would random house searches for illegals be OK with you?

DamianTV
06-03-2016, 03:18 PM
"LOOKING" in Zip's statement means registered with the unemployment office, it in no way reflects those who's unemployment 'benefits' have run out and no longer waste time with the bureaucracy.

It's a pretty safe assumption that every swinging-dick not getting a 'check' is looking for work....

+Rep

It also doesnt include for the reverse discrimination when a person applies for a job, but the employer is only looking for non english speaking people they can exploit and take advantage of. There is a big reason many people wont apply for certain jobs, and a reason people want a much higher minimum wage, despite the devastating consequences it will bring; what they pay illegal immigrants is not enough to live on in this country any more.

There are two opposing forces at work here. First is the willingness of a person to work for X ammt of money, who wants as much as they can get. Second is how much the employer offers for X job, which also depends on a lot of other things, overhead, taxes, how much they can charge for their products and services, Obamacare, etc.

When unlimited money printing is thrown into the mix, the average worker is thrown out the door and that balance between the two opposing forces leans heavily toward those with favor of the money manipulators.

tod evans
06-03-2016, 03:28 PM
Incorrect. Being on unemployment benefits is not a determination of being unemployed or not. They conduct phone surveys with thousands of people a month (60,000 households actually- each month a new group of 20,000 is added and a family is tracked for three consecutive months). They are asked as series of questions to determine if a person has a job- is it full or part time, if they do not have a job, when was the last time they worked, were they looking for work, when was the last time they looked for work, etc.

It is true that being on unemployment insurance usually comes with a condition that a person is actively seeking employment and when their unemployment insurance runs out they may decide not to look for a job and in that case, they drop out of the labor force. If their benefits run out and they continue to look for a job, they are counted as in the labor force and unemployed. If they find a job, they are in the labor force and employed. It is not the paperwork but the act of looking or not looking for a job which is the determination of them being or not being in the labor force.
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Okay I'll bite.......

Hell I'll even go along, but you've got to put your data in perspective.....

The figures you post are derived by 'polling' 60k households who answer the telephone when government statisticians call...

Honestly it's doubtful there are 60k people who will answer when unknown numbers call let alone people qualified to 'work'....

phill4paul
06-03-2016, 03:40 PM
+Rep

It also doesnt include for the reverse discrimination when a person applies for a job, but the employer is only looking for non english speaking people they can exploit and take advantage of. There is a big reason many people wont apply for certain jobs, and a reason people want a much higher minimum wage, despite the devastating consequences it will bring; what they pay illegal immigrants is not enough to live on in this country any more.

There are two opposing forces at work here. First is the willingness of a person to work for X ammt of money, who wants as much as they can get. Second is how much the employer offers for X job, which also depends on a lot of other things, overhead, taxes, how much they can charge for their products and services, Obamacare, etc.

When unlimited money printing is thrown into the mix, the average worker is thrown out the door and that balance between the two opposing forces leans heavily toward those with favor of the money manipulators.

To be fair, what they pay illegal immigrants IS enough to live in this country as they obviously do so. But, they live ten in a two bedroom, pull resources for bulk food purchases and live like most Americans wouldn't and STILL have money to send back. Basically they live like the first generation of European immigrants which birth-citizens now consider to be below their dignity.

Zippyjuan
06-03-2016, 03:53 PM
Yes, they are willing to make sacrifices to build a better life. THAT is the work ethic which builds a strong country. Americans more and more seem to be complaining that a comfortable, rich life and a good paying job aren't being just handed to them. They forget how hard their parents/ grand parents had to work for what little (compared to today) they had.

phill4paul
06-03-2016, 04:13 PM
Yes, they are willing to make sacrifices to build a better life. THAT is the work ethic which builds a strong country. Americans more and more seem to be complaining that a comfortable, rich life and a good paying job aren't being just handed to them. They forget how hard their parents/ grand parents had to work for what little (compared to today) they had to work.

Indeed. I pointed this out earlier and am glad you made this point again. Every migration brought with it the same excoriations by those that considered themselves "natural born citizens." Every. Single. One.

MelissaWV
06-03-2016, 05:53 PM
Lord Jesus another thread full of reruns.

If I had a dollar for everyone on here who was "looking" for a job but could never find one (for SOME reason), I'd enjoy a lovely steak dinner with a charming companion.

Throw in a dollar for everyone looking for a significant other that they can't find (for SOME reason), and I'd eat all week.

We're hiring all the time. I've looked for work and found it every time I've looked, regardless of where I was living.

The various times I've helped people tweak their resumes --- even on here --- they found a job soon afterwards.

Maybe it's not the immigrants, younger people, single moms, or whatever conspiracy flavor of the month that's causing you to be sour and jobless. Maybe it's just easier to blame and complain than to remove the roadblock.

Zippyjuan
06-03-2016, 06:13 PM
Total Non-Farm Payroll

http://data.bls.gov/generated_files/graphics/latest_numbers_CES0000000001_2006_2016_all_period_ M05_data.gif
http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CES0000000001

phill4paul
06-03-2016, 06:15 PM
Lord Jesus another thread full of reruns.

If I had a dollar for everyone on here who was "looking" for a job but could never find one (for SOME reason), I'd enjoy a lovely steak dinner with a charming companion.

Throw in a dollar for everyone looking for a significant other that they can't find (for SOME reason), and I'd eat all week.

We're hiring all the time. I've looked for work and found it every time I've looked, regardless of where I was living.

The various times I've helped people tweak their resumes --- even on here --- they found a job soon afterwards.

Maybe it's not the immigrants, younger people, single moms, or whatever conspiracy flavor of the month that's causing you to be sour and jobless. Maybe it's just easier to blame and complain than to remove the roadblock.

Or you can tune in, turn on and drop out to your own particular gig. And on occasion hire others.

Brian4Liberty
06-04-2016, 04:24 PM
Related:

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/05/24/479327382/for-first-time-in-130-years-more-young-adults-live-with-parents-than-partners

DamianTV
06-06-2016, 04:23 AM
Lord Jesus another thread full of reruns.

If I had a dollar for everyone on here who was "looking" for a job but could never find one (for SOME reason), I'd enjoy a lovely steak dinner with a charming companion.

Throw in a dollar for everyone looking for a significant other that they can't find (for SOME reason), and I'd eat all week.

We're hiring all the time. I've looked for work and found it every time I've looked, regardless of where I was living.

The various times I've helped people tweak their resumes --- even on here --- they found a job soon afterwards.

Maybe it's not the immigrants, younger people, single moms, or whatever conspiracy flavor of the month that's causing you to be sour and jobless. Maybe it's just easier to blame and complain than to remove the roadblock.

The opportunities that are available to you are not the same opportunities that are available to everyone else. Youre projecting.

Zippyjuan
06-06-2016, 01:08 PM
http://www.businessinsider.com/jolts-job-openings-labor-turnover-may-10-2016-5


Job openings in America are near a record high

There were 5.757 million openings in March, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (or JOLTS.)

Economists had estimated that there were 5.45 million job openings according to Bloomberg.

The March print is second only to the high of 5.788 million recorded last July.

"The number of job openings is not a reliable short-term leading indicator of payrolls, but it does suggest that employers remain very keen to hire, consistent with our view that the below-consensus April payroll number will prove a fluke," said Pantheon Macroeconomics' Ian Shepherdson.

Openings were fewer in retail trade, education and wholesale trade. Hires fell slightly to 5.3 million, and there were 5 million total separations, which includes quits, layoffs and discharges.

The JOLTS report, one of Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen's favorites on the labor market, also included the quits rate, which held steady at 2.1%, just under the decade high of 2.2%.

The quits rate is an indication of how confident workers are in finding new jobs if they resign.


Catherine Rampell at the Washington Post flagged this chart, which shows that the number of unemployed per job opening has fallen to a post-recession low:

http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/5731f0539105841c008c1f08-800-687/screen%20shot%202016-05-10%20at%2010.25.55%20am.png

erowe1
06-06-2016, 01:17 PM
So, criminal behavior is OK with you?

If it doesn't have a victim, it isn't a crime.