Black Unemployment Rate Lowest in 17 Years

[Boiler 45,519]

1 minute ago, Nature Boy Flair said:

dear lord if I cant have Peace on earth for Christmas can I just have peace on earth between my 2 friends 

Could you include a mathematics element in your up and coming class?

[TBoneTX 45,292]

1 minute ago, Nature Boy Flair said:

dear lord if I cant have Peace on earth for Christmas can I just have peace on earth between my 2 friends 

Yes, please, minus insults from one side.

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

The only lesson I have learned is that often in life, arguing with a woman, even when you have empirical data to prove your point, is often pointless.

[TBoneTX 45,292]

Just now, Boiler said:

Could you include a mathematics element in your up and coming class?

Five out of four people are bad at math.

[Steeleballz 7,550]

19 minutes ago, IDWAF said:

 

Right here, dear, is where you were wrong.  And still cannot admit it.

 

in 2000, the BUE rate was 7.6%.

in 2001, the BUE rate was 7.6%.

In 2007, the BUE rate was 7.3%

In 2016, the BUE rate was 8.4%.

In 2017, the BUE as per the article was 7.3%.

 

Are you still trying to say that the rate in 2016 was the lowest since 2000?????

 

   Now how would it be 7.6% in 2001 when the lowest month was 7.7%?

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

2 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

Five out of four people are bad at math.

4 out of 5 dentists say brushing alone is not enough to prevent tooth decay.  Now I always brush with a partner.

[smilesammich 10,727]

3 minutes ago, IDWAF said:

The only lesson I have learned is that often in life, arguing with a woman, even when you have empirical data to prove your point, is often pointless.

works for me. don't let it happen again.

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

1 minute ago, Steeleballz said:

 

   Now how would it be 7.6% in 2001 when the lowest month was 7.7%?

Most likely, I missed a data point and did the math wrong in my haste to reply.  Forgive me, I’ll go back and look...

1 minute ago, smilesammich said:

works for me. don't let it happen again.

I swear I am gonna marry you one day, and have you make me sammiches every day...

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

4 minutes ago, Steeleballz said:

 

   Now how would it be 7.6% in 2001 when the lowest month was 7.7%?

I imagine I must have counted 2000 twice, as opposed to 2001, which is obviously higher with a quick scan.  My point still stands vis a vis 2000/2007/2016.

 

Not even sure why the OP was about blacks... isn’t ALL unemployment down, overall?  (Again, disregarding the U rate compared).

[smilesammich 10,727]

3 minutes ago, IDWAF said:

 

I swear I am gonna marry you one day, and have you make me sammiches every day...

doubtful, unless trump decides to allow men to take buried corpses as brides. but never give up on your dreams !

[Steeleballz 7,550]

3 minutes ago, IDWAF said:

Most likely, I missed a data point and did the math wrong in my haste to reply.  Forgive me, I’ll go back and look...

 

   Perhaps it would be wise to check your empirical data first, before speculating on the reason(s) for the argument being pointless.

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

4 minutes ago, Steeleballz said:

 

   Perhaps it would be wise to check your empirical data first, before speculating on the reason(s) for the argument being pointless.

The data is about as accurate as it gets, coming from the BLS.  

 

The mathematician, however, is human.

 

The 2001 BUE rate was 8.65%.  My apologies.

Edited December 19, 2017 by IDWAF
ETA: correct 2001 BUE rate

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

15 minutes ago, IDWAF said:

The only lesson I have learned is that often in life, arguing with a woman, even when you have empirical data to prove your point, is often pointless.

You did not just learn that lesson buddy

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

Here is the point. we can bicker back and forth about decimal points, but thats not the point.

 

The MDL said the economy would crash and minorities would suffer under Trump.  In fact the opposite is true. 

[Steeleballz 7,550]

4 minutes ago, IDWAF said:

The data is about as accurate as it gets, coming from the BLS.  

 

The mathematician, however, is human.

 

The 2001 BUE rate was 8.65%.  My apologies.

 

  Hey, we're good. I missed that 7.6% month in 2007 too. Back to the general point, The unemployment rate has been trending down for some time now, for everyone. As we would expect after a recession ends and the economy improves.