Why does Gallup have there own unemployment rates

[bigdarryl]

http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/09/17/u-s-unemployment-pointed-toward-new-low-gallup/

[DemocratSinceBirth]

1. Probably Because They Have The Resources To Do So

Most polling firms lack the resources to conduct as many "public" polls as they do.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. THEIR own unemployment rates, dammit.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. A Word Is Just A Word

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[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. A word is not just a word. If that were the case

we might as well just point and grunt. I don't want DU to look like a teabagger convention - we should at least be able to spell better than they do.

[Speck Tater]

7. Don't be a MORAN. Learn to spell so you don't make us look bad. nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

10. Don't Hate The Poor Poster. Hate The Public School System That Failed Him.

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[joeglow3]

11. Don't hate the public school system. Hate the greedy teachers.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

12. Darryl Seems To Have His Heart In The Right Place

Who cares about his spelling?

[Jennicut]

13. Yes.

He has been with us a long time. Such nitpicking. I can't spell right either because I am dyslexic. I find the spell check comes in handy or I can always go back and edit posts. But my spelling sucks. And I have trouble differentiating between my left and right, but that is another story.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

16. Sometimes We Joke About How He Uses DU As A Twitter Page

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[pansypoo53219]

18. dyslexia means we should try harder. tho spell checjk is awesome. BUT i TRY. tho, some misspelling

stuck cause of trying to do badly on a spelling bee test. NO WANT.

[Jennicut]

19. I can't do it without my spell check.

It is my crutch and no one is taking it away from me! But I have lots of other things I cannot do well, like read time on a clock. Spelling is the tip of the iceberg. I still can't tie my shoelaces all that well and my organization is total crap. And my sense of direction is terrible. And don't get me started on my math skills in high school. Total struggle.

[gollygee]

23. I have a horrible time with typos

I have a degree in English and have worked as a professional writer and editor, and I still make horrible typos. I can't get worked up over anyone else's typos when I make them too.

[Speck Tater]

21. Bad schools...

may explain how someone GETS to be a bad speller, but it doesn't explain how a person REMAINS a bad speller.

The first is involuntary. The second is a choice.

[RebelOne]

15. But it just points out ignorance in grammar. n/t

[joeglow3]

17. How?

My child has 7 or 8 graded subjects, one of which is English (and which grammar is a mere component of). Is your point that if my child struggles at grammar, his grades in Math and Science are diminished? I am interested in DU as a hobby and am not interested in reading and re-reading my posts before posting. If this causes you to question my expertise in taxes and accounting (my profession), then so be it.

[sofa king]

20. Oh woe, joeglow!

Is this your child?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021362259

[joeglow3]

22. I am more saddened by your need to post that

I can only imagine what causes one to scream out for attention on a message board.

[RebelOne]

14. I was also going to post a correction.

A lot of people do not know the difference in they're, their and there.

[cthulu2016]

4. The "real" unemployment rate is based on polling, so

it' interetsing to have a double-check of the poll the Labor Dept. does.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. I Wonder How Many PhDs Gallup Employs

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[Egalitarian Thug]

8. Because the government numbers are so skewed that they are all but useless.

The result of at least 10 administrations in a row tweaking this and that to make them look better has resulted in a work of fiction.

[berni_mccoy]

9. ADP does one too. The report put out by the government is just a survey (a poll).

so anyone polling firm with the resources could do it.

Only thing I think is different is sample size.