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Macman · 02-11-2021, 08:59 AM

I wished they would start reporting unemployment stats using real people numbers vs percentages or at least include them when saying the unemployment rate is 5% for example.

I thought unemployment was high already prior to the pandemic across the country and here in Alberta specifically and when you went to look at the stats across the country compared to Alberta they were a percentage or so lower. That's still a very high unemployment rate.
I think it gives the government an easy way out and leaves them unaccountable for high unemployment rates as they're directly related to their policies.

02-11-2021, 08:59 AM	#261
Macman Self Imposed Retirement Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Calgary Exp:	I wished they would start reporting unemployment stats using real people numbers vs percentages or at least include them when saying the unemployment rate is 5% for example. I thought unemployment was high already prior to the pandemic across the country and here in Alberta specifically and when you went to look at the stats across the country compared to Alberta they were a percentage or so lower. That's still a very high unemployment rate. I think it gives the government an easy way out and leaves them unaccountable for high unemployment rates as they're directly related to their policies.