Payroll employment rises by 353K in January; unemployment rate remains at 3.7%

Re:Payroll employment rises by 353K in January; unemployment... by rufus_foreman on Friday February 02, 2024 @10:28AM (#39229687)

The FBI crime reports indicate that crime went down in 2022. The National Crime Victimization Survey indicates that crime went up in 2022.

For example, the FBI reports state that total violent crime went down by 2% in 2022. The victimization survey states that it went up by 75%.

The victimization survey also indicates that people are reporting a smaller percentage of crime to the police.

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Re:Payroll employment rises by 353K in January; unemployment... by ceejayoz on Friday February 02, 2024 @11:59AM (#39231081)

See, this is a great example of how carefully selected data causes a false perception. The increase you cite is charted on https://ncvs.bjs.ojp.gov/quick-graphics. It looks like this: https://imgur.com/a/6dgFRrp

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Re:Payroll employment rises by 353K in January; unemployment... by rufus_foreman on Friday February 02, 2024 @12:31PM (#39231473)

That chart gives me the perception that crime went up in 2022, which is the perception I get from the victimization survey data I mentioned, and which is opposite of the perception I get from the FBI crime report data that says that violent crime went down in 2022.

What is the false perception you think people get from "the FBI reports state that total violent crime went down by 2% in 2022. The victimization survey states that it went up by 75%"?

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Re:Payroll employment rises by 353K in January; unemployment... by ceejayoz on Friday February 02, 2024 @03:15PM (#39233679)

The chart reveals that the "violent crime victimization 'went up by 75%'" statistic reflects a level that is still historically among the lowest in decades. The same data also could be described as "back to 2018's already-low level" or "nearly 1/4th the amount of crime as the early 1990s".

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