To me when the report is "seasonally adjusted" , that means that the figures are being manipulated by some dumb ass bureaucrat, on Harpers orders!
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More people on pogey
LOOK AT THE REPORT AND TELL ME WHY THE UNADJUSTED FIGURES ARE WAY LOWER ?
EI recipients (unadjusted) in selected cities -- April '09 (compared with April '08)
Halifax -- 6,810 (4,380) up 55.5 per cent
Montreal -- 75,060 (51,570) up 45.5 per cent
Toronto -- 95,760 (50,910) up 88.1 per cent
Winnipeg -- 7,640 (4,330) up 76.4 per cent
Saskatoon -- 2,710 (1,090) up 148.6 per cent
Calgary -- 17,330 (4,680) up 270.3 per cent
Vancouver -- 34,520 (14,030) up 146 per cent
-- Source: Statistics Canada
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More people on pogey
LOOK AT THE REPORT AND TELL ME WHY THE UNADJUSTED FIGURES ARE WAY LOWER ?
EI recipients (unadjusted) in selected cities -- April '09 (compared with April '08)
Halifax -- 6,810 (4,380) up 55.5 per cent
Montreal -- 75,060 (51,570) up 45.5 per cent
Toronto -- 95,760 (50,910) up 88.1 per cent
Winnipeg -- 7,640 (4,330) up 76.4 per cent
Saskatoon -- 2,710 (1,090) up 148.6 per cent
Calgary -- 17,330 (4,680) up 270.3 per cent
Vancouver -- 34,520 (14,030) up 146 per cent
-- Source: Statistics Canada
