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OftenBen  ·  3215 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: US Jobless Claims fall to the lowest levels since the 70's

Underemployment is a real problem that skews those numbers methinks.





steve  ·  3215 days ago  ·  link  ·  

yes. this. a few years ago I had my sewer scoped and cleaned.

The guy who did it had two masters degrees.

DarkLinkXXXX  ·  3215 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Another anecdote.

Back when I was in a staffing agency, one of my (non-agency) coworkers had a Ph.D in marine science. We were working for a moving company.

user-inactivated  ·  3215 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Exactly. This is why three politicians can rattle off three numbers and all be correct.