Data Indicates Half Of Detroit's Adults Aren't Even Looking For A Job

Data Indicates Half Of Detroit's Adults Aren't Even Looking For A Job

They're students, retirees, people living on disability and those laid off, too discouraged to look anymore.

Whatever their background, they're among the 1 of every 2 Detroit adults neither holding a job nor looking -- the worst percentage for 2010 among 41 major U.S. cities.

This vast segment -- some 174,000 Detroiters ages 16-64 do not work -- poses a serious challenge for a city on the brink of fiscal ruin.

If Detroit is to pull out of its fiscal mess, a higher percentage of adults needs to have the skills necessary to enter the workforce and join the local economy, ultimately adding to Detroit's income tax base, said Kurt Metzger, director of the Data Driven Detroit demographic research firm.


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SteveSteve - 4/9/2012 3:56:49 PM
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What is the source of their data? What are their assumptions? Did you know that the "unemployment rate" is measured based on the number of people who are collecting government unemployment benefits? Those whose benefit period has expired, and those who do not qualify for such benefits (income was too high, self-employed, etc.) do not show up in the "unemployment rate" figure, thereby making it artificially LOW.

Similarly, the unemployed guy who checks every news paper's wanted ads, and who personally goes from factory door to factory door looking for work does not show up on any government database as "looking for work," thereby artificially reducing that count.

"There are lies, damned lies, and statistics." –- Mark Twain


bfghemicudabfghemicuda - 4/9/2012 5:01:27 PM
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Ditto!!



cdokecdoke - 4/10/2012 6:19:59 PM
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Yep. U6 is the most comprehensive measure of unemployment that is reported (doesn't include things like college students staying in school longer through): its about 14.5% at the moment.


BrownsGoBackBrownsGoBack - 4/11/2012 7:55:40 PM
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What was that retarded babble? You can bet that white, Christian, Fox News viewers are doing much better than the group that makes Detroit the way it is.


Designer1Designer1 - 4/10/2012 5:15:32 PM
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That's true Steve. And it's sad how the politicians never explain this to the people but brag that they're fixing the economy when the percentage goes down due to the things you stated.


BrownsGoBackBrownsGoBack - 4/11/2012 7:52:17 PM
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Huh! Whatever could be the reason?
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