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> From: owner-lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
> [mailto:owner-lbo-talk at lists.panix.com]On Behalf Of Doug Henwood
>For example, in a fact sheet on NAFTA, it was stated
> that the biggest job growth was projected to be for janitors and a couple of
> similar categories. When I went to the US government statistics on the web,
> it was actually for computer programmers and some similar occupations.
Actually, both statements can be correct (ie. how to lie with statistics) since computer programmers can be experiencing the highest PERCENTAGE growth in jobs, while janitors - starting from a larger base of existing employment - can have the largest ABSOLUTE growth in jobs.
-- Nathan Newman