Real Revo does liberal math. 49% unemployed???????

Real Revo Does Math

They attempted to explain liberal mathematics by illustrating a failed calculation, via a couple news sources.

Lets’ begin with numbers… raw data:
City Residents source: City Data

1980: 1,203,339
1990: 1,027,974
2000: 951,270
2003 estimate: 879,575
2009: 821,792

Now the unemployment figures: source

113,008 without jobs

277,815 currently employed

(390,823 total doesn’t match — see below)

Working age people: 543,774 (calculated using only 20% of the 15-19 age group, to be fair)

source

Population 15 to 19 years old: 68,707

Population 20 to 24 years old: 65,654

Population 25 to 34 years old: 144,323

Population 35 to 44 years old: 136,695

Population 45 to 54 years old: 115,971

Population 55 to 59 years old: 38,045

Population 60 to 64 years old: 29,344

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543,774

So, if the population in the working age range is 543,774 and only 277,815 are currently employed, that would leave 265,959 without a job. Check the calculator… carry the four, 6 to the 14th power and…. the percentage of unemployed persons in Detroit proper is now (and has been for quite some time) a staggering: 49%

YES – YOU SEE THAT CORRECTLY. 49% OF DETROIT RESIDENTS ARE UNEMPLOYED. THEY ARE SO, BECAUSE THEY CHOOSE TO BE!