Freewill
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the RW's have no idea how to calculate unemployment #'s and OFFER no way to calculate unemployment #'s ... they simply disagree with any and ALL unemployment #'s... makes their life simple ... just like them.
I provided two links that show how participation rate and unemployed and employed are calculated. Your failure to read either is not a failure on anyone else's part.
U1
U2
U3
U4
U5
U6
which one? ^^^^^^^^^ then define it. .. or pick one and I'll define it for you.
where would the economy be if 92 million people were unemployed and trying to pay bills ...logic totally escapes RW fools
Not sure what you are demanding and stomping your feet over.
Table A-15. Alternative measures of labor underutilization
Not seasonally adjustedSeasonally adjusted
Feb.2014Jan.2015Feb.2015Feb.2014Oct.2014Nov.2014Dec.2014Jan.2015Feb.2015
U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force
3.6 2.7 2.7 3.5 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.6
U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force
3.9 3.1 3.0 3.5 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.7
U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official unemployment rate)
7.0 6.1 5.8 6.7 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.5
U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers
7.5 6.5 6.3 7.1 6.2 6.2 6.0 6.1 6.0
U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other persons marginally attached to the labor force, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force
8.4 7.4 7.1 8.0 7.1 7.1 6.9 7.0 6.8
U-6 Total unemployed, plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force
13.1 12.0 11.4 12.6 11.5 11.4 11.2 11.3 11.0
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