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John Smith I · January 1st 07, 05:35 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.policy

wrote:
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What do you wonder about?
They are simply the number of licenses in the FCC database.
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Well, let me give you an example which I am familiar with:

Take the unemployment figures. Here in california, in past decades (pre
1975?), the numbers of unemployed were based on those who were looking
for work, if you registered as being such--you were counted on the
unemployment roles. Today it is much different.

Today, the unemployment roles ONLY list those who are DRAWING
unemployment. Somehow, these figures are even manipulated to keep the
unemployment rate hovering at, or around, 5%, or 1 in 20.

However, if you take into account all who are looking for work AND those
drawing unemployment, that figure becomes closer to 1 in 5.

I came into knowledge of these figures when I was creating software
utilities to monitor these statistics. The avg. guy in the general
public just sees the 5% figure on the news and thinks it is real ...

I am highly suspicious that those amateur statistics may be manipulated
in much the same way--although I have no figures here to the contrary of
what is listed or even why such manipulations would be done ... I just
have a naturally suspicious nature ... been burnt by my gov't one to
many times.

Regards,
JS