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You've misinterpreted what the participation rate is. The participation rate is the percentage of people who are of working age that are either employed or unemployed but looking for a job. So you can back out the number of people of working age from the total labour force and the participation rate and you get approx. 18,402.5 mill.
 
Danneman said:
I guess, the question should have been. What are the 3.4 million - 636,800 people doing?
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Today I saw:

Buying booze (from me)
Carrying around books with pictures of their next tattoos
Threatening to beat up 15yo maccas staff after work
 
I see our market reacted today in the same manner it did the last two times it bounced recently (green circles). All this means is that the script unfolds and the range bound market drags in commissions. We have 5 - 7 sessions up our sleeves before time expires. So this time next week. Some of the miners are looking quite healthy (mid-caps) and other majors don't look like they want to fall again ... the US futures are flat atm. Indeed if the US does rally strong enough to bust LONG out of its range congestion it will be some feat. So lots of conflicting signals for me atm. Roll on Thurs / Fri next week.
 

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Tysonboss1 said:
Smoking cones while their pregnant girlfriend is watching oprah re-runs.
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ha, ha, ha...
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yeah. I kind of figured the participation rate is something else, but I couldn't find that 18.4 mil figure on the ABS website and as such had to conclude there must've been some sort of black magic going on, as I thought working age people would've been included in that 65.6% figure. Would've made more sense to quote a participation rate closer to 54%

Anyway, thanks for your clarification

Cheers
Daniel
 
So much optimism - so much disappointment in the market at the moment. The graphs remind me of aging penis. Up one minute down the next.

 
So_Cynical said:
Standing still is not a decline...the uncomfortable will sell and the comfortable will exchange their money for the holdings of the weak...next Fridays US close will be higher than this Fridays close.
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Perhaps it's all about fundamentals now? ASX futures down 90 for Monday. Does anyone actually invest anymore? Anyone still long?

 
Struzball said:
Feels like it will be another 4% drop in Germany tonight.

Is it safe to say Obama can't do sh#t?
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Well done!

You win a free holiday to Greece!!!

...unfortunately, the travel company involved in this offer went bust last night, so we cannot confirm your booking...

LOL
 
Uncle Festivus said:
Perhaps it's all about fundamentals now? ASX futures down 90 for Monday. Does anyone actually invest anymore? Anyone still long?

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"Investors" is THE most overused word by the news media when it comes to describing POSITIVE stock market activity, eg: "Stocks soared last night as investors bet heavily on Obama's speech".

"INVESTORS" has a positive "ring" to it.

On the other hand, have you noted that most heavy falls are caused by short sellers & speculators.

"SHORT SELLERS" & "SPECULATORS" are obviously being portrayed as the bad guys?

Oh dear. Obama has lost his Ring Of Confidence, it seems.

LOL
 
Uncle Festivus said:
Does anyone actually invest anymore? Anyone still long?
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I would say most Aussies industry Super funds are still long. I myself live off the dividends from my portfolio and I am "long" and am currently adding to it as the market drops. I need the tax paid dividends and the last thing I would do is sell out at these low prices and put it into cash. Putting into cash for me would mean less income and paying income tax on my interest, no thanks.
 
Obama's 17 tax breaks for small business: Big whoop!
"It's nice that you announce these things, but the question is how many actually make a difference," said Bill Dunkelberg, chief economist with the National Federation of Independent Business. "If I give you this cash gift in some form through all these tax credits, why would you suddenly desire to go hire somebody?"

http://money.cnn.com/2011/09/08/smallbusiness/jobs_tax_credits/index.htm?iid=EAL

Good luck on Monday Ladies and Gentlemen im at 100% cash
 

Care to rethink the above now? The start to September has been brutal, US markets are down more than the whole of August.

Moment of clarity for me was last wednesday when i woke up thinking that the reality of CG tax would be preferable to living with my fear that the markets are going to tank badly. I have officialy joined the 100% cash as of last thursday thankfully (albeit a little late) and will stick with day trades for the foreseeable future.

Targets for some bellweathers which when hit i will consider longer term trades. I should of listened ages ago sadly.

BHP around $20
Rio around $23
Wbc $14
CBA $24
 
Yes looks like another lunge down for the US is probable. Broke down through short term support ... Interestingly our futures are at 4106 which is not quite a trend line break down ... futures are flighty creatures however ...
 
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