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Something funny happened the other day....

Random player: Hey Mikuru are you a moderator?

Mikuru: Nope.

Random Player: Why not?

Mikuru: I don't know. I guess because I was never asked to be one.

Random Player: Well you should be one because you are one of the best at catching cheaters!

Mikuru: Why thank you! :)

Research Process Quiz

http://www.goodwill.org/goodwill-for-you/jobs-and-careers/ Find a program that will help you find a job you like. For example, “Goodwill” - “Goodwills offer training for jobs in healthcare, IT, retail sales and management, food services, banking, manufacturing and more. Many will offer office and computer skills training.” http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2011/09/07/how-to-find-a-job-in-a-jobless-economy/comments - Make sure you stay determined in finding a job by looking for them online, going around to stores. In October, the number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks and over) declined by 366,000 to 5.9 million, or 42.4 percent of total unemployment. (See table A-12.) The civilian labor force participation rate remained at 64.2 percent in October, and the employment population ratio was little changed at 58.4 percent. (See table A-1.) The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) decreased by 374,000 to 8.9 million in October. These individuals were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find a full-time job. (See table A-8.) In October, 2.6 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, about the same as a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) These individuals were not in the labor force, wanted and were available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. (See table A-16.) Among the marginally attached, there were 967,000 discouraged workers in October, a decrease of 252,000 from a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them. The remaining 1.6 million persons marginally attached to the labor force in October had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities. (See table - A-16.) http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf - Nearly 13.9 million people in America are un-employed. 8.9 million were cut from there jobs for economic reasons.

Both the number of unemployed persons (13.9 million) and the unemployment rate (9.0 percent) changed little over the month. The unemployment rate has remained in a narrow range from 9.0 to 9.2 percent since April. (See table A-1.) Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rate declined for blacks (15.1 percent) in October, while the rates for adult men (8.8 percent), adult women (8.0 percent), teenagers (24.1 percent), whites (8.0 percent), and Hispanics (11.4 percent) showed little or no change. The jobless rate for Asians - was 7.3 percent, not seasonally adjusted. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)0 The household survey and establishment survey both produce sample-based estimates of employment and both have strengths and limitations. The establishment survey employment series has a smaller margin of error on the measurement of month-to-month change than the household survey because of its much larger sample size. An over-the-month employment change of about 100,000 is statistically significant in the establishment survey, while the threshold for a statistically significant change in the household survey is about 400,000. However, the household survey has a more expansive scope than the establishment survey because it includes the self-employed, unpaid family workers, agricultural workers, and private household workers, who are excluded by the establishment survey. The household survey also provides estimates of employment for demographic groups.