Doug Henwood Talks

On Sep 18, 2006, at 11:00 AM, Michael Pugliese quoted:

…”Jan Edling’s latest Trade Union Confederation Report contains such politically sensitive figures that the Trade Union Confederation do not want to approve it, claims Edling. The reason: “According to Edling only 60% of the Swedes are working”. Four out of ten Swedes have no job — and the figures distributed per municipalities give clear signals that it is about lack of jobs, not extreme high illness figures.

I.e., the employment/population ratio is 60%, with which the U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics agrees . The comparable
U.S. figure is 63%. The difference is entirely the result of male
employment; the EPRs for women are virtually identical. IOW, BFD.

Doug

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