Canada loses 110000 jobs USA gains 142000

[fjlip]

Unemployment everywhere is measured by THOSE looking for work. In Sk, are the First nations, counted? I doubt 4% if they are included, more like 10%. Are the foreign workers "looking"? Again a skewed number?

[errolanderson]

boarder . . . this was the worst monthly jobs number for the U.S. this year. A cause for concern for the U.S. Fed.

[cottonpicken]

Dont get me started on those ****ing university criminals.

Give out student loans to jack up tuition to pay for salaries,brain wash everyone in the country they need an education,make the trades and rig type jobs look like for the mentally handicap-creating a serious labour market distortion,monopolize the actual careers that make sence by making them impossible to get into and create a shortage of those professionals,so they can charge what ever the hell they want in the private sector-lawyers dentists,etc..

Next up relators....

[cottonpicken]

This rain is making Hyde come out,but i've been doing pretty good all things considered eh Charlie?lol

[cottonpicken]

As far as the economy,50 millionish?on food stamps,unemployment closer to 20%,real inflation 6-8%,un funded liabilities 100 trillion ish,consumption 70% of gdp,number of people who take out more than they put into the system 50%,total percent of personal and corprate tax revenues need to balance federal government expenditures-100

[errolanderson]

cotton . . . Don't want to get too bearish on agriville to offend some viewers, but holy crap the U.S. labour force is in very bad shape.

Just line up at an American grocery store and watching how many food stamps are cashed in front of you.

[blackpowder]

Maybe a wider division between rich and poor down there as well? The working poor are happy to have a job and at lesser wages.
Wealthy working middle class here skewing expectations? No one left in this country even qualified to 'pick cotton'.
One thing caught my attention, OPP contract states they automatically get a raise to trump if any other civil employee gets one.
Read a perfect expression today.
"Bell the cat". Indeed.

[Braveheart]

Sounds like poor Foragefarmer got his bell rung again.

[MBgrower]

Good point fjlip. Samething in MB. Large native population that doesnt count in the unemployment stats, also all those living off generous MB NDP social programs. MB and Sks unemployment stat is highly under reported, yet no one dares say anything.

[boarderbloke]

Unlike the USA, unemployed stats are not measured any different now than they were last year or two years ago, or five or even ten years ago. Native unemployment has likely always been under reported. What's your beef now? Does anyone have information stating the way, in which native unemployment numbers calculated into the mix, has changed at any time recently? IMO, there are way more natives working in the trades, holding down good jobs, and doing good work than ever before, in SESK. Natives are slowly realizing that employers in SASK are not going to be held hostage to only "their" labour pool. SASK has increased the population over 10 percent and were bring in people who want to work from all over the world. Pay is high, and working natives are happy to get cheques many multiple times higher than what they would get on the rez.

[Braveheart]

Could we just leave native people out of these discussions. If you're not native or part native you haven't walked in their shoes so I doubt many understand.

There are enough WHITE parent basement dwelling, poli-sci grad unemployed video game playing, Justin loving, dope smoking arse holes around to fill out those unemployed numbers.

[farmaholic]

What took generations or decades to do will take generations and decades to undo. But the hill has been crested and its all down hill from here. Its only going to get better. I like what I see. Participants in society and maintaining/regaining cultural values. Sorry Braveheart. I had to comment on what I think I am seeing, a visible difference!!!!!!