Comment · Tue, November 5, 2013
What they were answering
lee1026 · 3 points
Yes, but if that is the point you want to make, U6 is the wrong index to track.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb
I agree. His explanation was flawed. However, I think that was the ultimate message he was attempting to get across.
Comment · Tue, November 5, 2013 · 5 pts
I think he was trying to touch on the issue that we are at our lowest employment rate as a percentage of population in the last 30 years. So even though the various calculations for unemployment have dropped, the percent
Comment · Wed, November 6, 2013 · 3 pts
We've recovered total jobs, but not as a percentage of our population. I don't think it's correct to say we have recovered fully, as there is still a large disparity in the employment to population ratio. Also, the amoun
Comment · Wed, November 6, 2013 · 1 pts
U3 dose not factor in total population to the employment ratio. So it will not give us an accurate indication of the situation I am speaking to. I am not really concerned about jobs recovered. I am concerned about the ov
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