ShaklesOfBigGov
Restore the Republic
That has never been true. Where on earth did you get that idea?You do realize the tracking of unemployment is based upon those who "qualify" to receive that benefit.
Because it's a monthly figure. Duration of unemployment is tracked though.There are also those who have been part of a lay off reduction of force multiple times during those 8 years. Job.numbers doesn't differentiate between long term employment or 3 month employment.
why does that make a difference to just counting the total number employed for a month?So are we talking about workers finally receiving long term employment or the same worker trying his luck with another position? .
Read for yourself.
Maybe rightwinger can learn something too
Some people think that to get these figures on unemployment, the government uses the number of people collecting unemployment insurance (UI) benefits under state or federal government programs. But some people are still jobless when their benefits run out, and many more are not eligible at all or delay or never apply for benefits. So, quite clearly, UI information cannot be used as a source for complete information on the number of unemployed.
How the Government Measures Unemployment
This is why you can NOT use the unemployment rate as an accurate stand alone means to judge the state of the economy. This is precisely why you should be knowledgeable to what the unemployment rate actually covers before you start spouting figures.
U3 is still U3
It measures the same thing it always has
The web page itself says the unemployment figures are not an completely accurate means to measure the economy. They conduct random surveys to make up for the loss of unemployment data. Keep reading, you may finally learn something. I'm also not going to waste time going back and forth with someone who chooses to be ignorant.
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