NYcarbineer
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Can people claim unemployment from being off work for a few days to a week due to storms?
UPDATE 1-Winter storms to distort US jobless figures-Summers | Reuters
UPDATE 1-Winter storms to distort US jobless figures-Summers
Mon Mar 1, 2010 6:05pm EST
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WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - White House economic adviser Larry Summers said on Monday winter blizzards were likely to distort U.S. February jobless figures, which are due to be released on Friday.
"The blizzards that affected much of the country during the last month are likely to distort the statistics. So it's going to be very important ... to look past whatever the next figures are to gauge the underlying trends," Summers said in an interview with CNBC, according to a transcript....
This rightwing spin is enjoying a blizzard of popularity.
I'm amused that the same people who think the recent weather is a sure sign there's no such thing as global warming would also believe that it can't possibly be significant enough to affect unemployment.
good one.