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meow2u3 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-16-04 10:26 AM
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3. Labor stats don't bother to mention the plague of underemployment, either
The Labor Department's adjusted measure of unemployment adds in people it describes as "marginally attached" to the labor force. These are workers who have not actively looked for work in the past four weeks, including "discouraged workers" who have given up altogether. They also include those who have given up looking for full-time jobs and have settled for part-time work instead.

People who have given up looking for full-time work, opting to settle merely for part-time work, are known as the underemployed, along with those people who've been forced to settle for work far beneath their skill level.

Underemployment is at a staggering rate in AmeriKKKa.
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