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5. U-6 is often called the under-employment rate, currently 7.2%

Reply to muntrv (Reply #1)

Fri May 3, 2019, 04:01 PM

May 2019

http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS13327709

It counts people who have looked for work within the past 12 months (if beyond that: not counted).

It counts part-time workers who say they want full-time jobs as unemployed. (The voluntarily part-time employed are considered employed).

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