John,

I have a background in this area.   What you state is not totally accurate. 
Unemployment rate is the number of people who are unemployed, who are 
considered actively available and looking for work expressed as a percentage 
of the entire labor force.

By this definition, those who are not drawing unemployment benefits are 
included in the count IF they are looking for work.  This is why, in the 
nascent period of a recovery, you often will see the unemployment rate rise 
even though the economy adds jobs, since those formerly disenchanted workers 
re-enter the labor market and begin to actively seek work.

Sorry for being off-topic guys, but in the interest of furthering our 
knowledge.

Steve, K8SP
Lansing, MI

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Sherrer" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 9:44 PM
Subject: Re: Vertical antennas


> Actually, this is not true.  The unemployment rate is based on people who
> are collecting unemployment compensation, if your compensation expired and
> you have no job, you are not counted.
> We do not really know how many people are working.
>
> John
> Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV)
> "The heart of the wise inclines to the right,
> But the heart of the fool to the left."
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 3:36 AM
> Subject: Re: Vertical antennas
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>> No actually, if the unemployment rate is 9.7 per cent, that means the
>> employment rate is 91.3 per cent.