Jobs reports not so bleak

Virginia Postral has written so in a NY Times Magazine piece and answers many critics on her Dynamist Blog.

These are real people with real jobs. We are getting a false picture of where jobs comes from 1) because the BLS survey doesn't break out some of these categories 2) because these growing occupations disproportionately involve self-employment or unincorporated partners and 3) for unknown reasons, even some employees who should be picked up on the payroll surveys aren't, at surprisingly high rates that no one can explain.

Again. I am one of the "Three million jobs lost under Bush!" Trouble is, I am working. And I have hired four others, each of whom shows up as a job loss.

Postrel's Magazine piece is good, as are her blog posts defending it.

Posted by jk at February 24, 2004 03:36 PM