Comments on: Economic News That You Should Know http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2008/06/10/economic-news-that-you-should-know/ HoosierAccess.com Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:10:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: ericschansberg http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2008/06/10/economic-news-that-you-should-know/#comment-3890 ericschansberg Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:47:04 +0000 http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2008/06/10/economic-news-that-you-should-know/#comment-3890 Without verifying this with a look into the nitty-gritty of the U-rate, that looks like a great point! They usually adjust for teen entry into the summer labor force, but if they're entering unsuccessfully-- due to the minimum wage (or more broadly, less desire to hire temporary workers given the sluggish economy), that would have an adverse effect on the statistic. As for gasoline, if we could only get Baron to debate gas prices this time, huh? Without verifying this with a look into the nitty-gritty of the U-rate, that looks like a great point! They usually adjust for teen entry into the summer labor force, but if they’re entering unsuccessfully– due to the minimum wage (or more broadly, less desire to hire temporary workers given the sluggish economy), that would have an adverse effect on the statistic.

As for gasoline, if we could only get Baron to debate gas prices this time, huh?

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