Employment and The Welfare index

Terrace on WG has a low welfare.

I cannot figure out why it should be so low when the only index that is lower than 89 is my employment rate. Apparently an earthquake must have hit it or something.

I guess my question is does lower unemployment drag down the welfare index?

25. The welfare Index [ top ]

The welfare index is one of the most influential indexes in Simcountry. The welfare index in each country is composed of several other indexes and is used in many game functions as an indicator of the general situation in the country.

The higher the index, the happier the people in the country and the better they function in corporations and in any other jobs in the country.

The index can fluctuate between 50 (and is some cases even lower), and 130.

The welfare index is taking the lowest value of several other indexes: The health index
The Education Index
The Transportation index
The Supply index + 30
The Employment index + 40
The Social Security Index + 10
The Government Salary Index

The new value of the welfare index depends on the previous value of the index, combined with the new value as computed several times each day.
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I see now. Damn earthquakes!!!

Most of my SS indexes are 102. With the +10 makes 112. The welfare in most exceeds this figure by at least another 10. So I dont think it is as cut and dried as you make it sound Orbiter, else my max welfares would be 112, the least index generally.

no its not, your right, but i took that from the documentation. i think that even though it reads like education, or transportation, that it is limited by the lowest index, its more like thats the starting point, and the other indexes will keep raising it, with the law of diminishing returns.

shrug, its just guide line. if your not understanding why, then look at this, it will help. i guess

Yeah, sorry Orbiter, I didn't mean to imply you implicitly. The docs are completely confusing on many an issue. But I am assuming that means the max welfare obtainable is 130? Something I didn't know. Ever got over 125?