MorningGlow
Him: "Geez, so many people are losing their jobs. I just keep hearing about it from everyone. The level of unemployment is incredible! And they keep telling us it's getting better."
Me (mildly, with a polite smile): "It IS getting better."
Him: "Oh no it's not."
Me: "Actually, the unemployment numbers are going down overall."
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- MARCH 2010
.... and the unemployment rate held at 9.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment in federal government also rose (Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 162,000 in March), reflecting the hiring of temporary workers for Census 2010.
In March, the number of unemployed persons was little changed at 15.0 million, and the unemployment rate remained at 9.7 percent.
The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks and over) in-creased by 414,000 over the month to 6.5 million.
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htmIF this happened, the guy figured out you were a liar and a kook and decided it's best to let you dwell in your own little world.
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