Comments on: Unemployment and Presidential Elections: 1980 – 2008 http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2008/11/02/unemployment-and-presidential-elections-1980-2008/ Making the "Invisible Hand" Visible Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:03:41 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: exotraxx division http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2008/11/02/unemployment-and-presidential-elections-1980-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-27914 exotraxx division Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:24:41 +0000 http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2008/11/02/unemployment-and-presidential-elections-1980-2008/#comment-27914 [...] statistics were conveniently adjusted since the 1960’s when those seeking a job for more than a year were simply removed from the [...] [...] statistics were conveniently adjusted since the 1960’s when those seeking a job for more than a year were simply removed from the [...]

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]]> By: Catherine http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2008/11/02/unemployment-and-presidential-elections-1980-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-27196 Catherine Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:51:02 +0000 http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2008/11/02/unemployment-and-presidential-elections-1980-2008/#comment-27196 I could not find a reference to this on the BLS web site. However, in my experience I have found that when they change their method for calculation they try to recreate the history so you have a consistent historical data series to work with. I could not find a reference to this on the BLS web site. However, in my experience I have found that when they change their method for calculation they try to recreate the history so you have a consistent historical data series to work with.

]]> By: James Welborn http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2008/11/02/unemployment-and-presidential-elections-1980-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-27027 James Welborn Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:10:00 +0000 http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2008/11/02/unemployment-and-presidential-elections-1980-2008/#comment-27027 At what point did they change how unemployment was calculated? I'm going to guess some time between 1992 and 1996, based on the maps. (Or between 1984 and 1988, since 1992 was a particularly down period, if I remember right.) That would seem to bear on the numbers a bit. At what point did they change how unemployment was calculated? I’m going to guess some time between 1992 and 1996, based on the maps. (Or between 1984 and 1988, since 1992 was a particularly down period, if I remember right.)

That would seem to bear on the numbers a bit.

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