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> Right, but the USA has a 4.7 unemployment rate When talking about the headline unemployment rate, it's a good idea to view this seemingly rosy figure in the
by graedus 10y ago
> Right, but the USA has a 4.7 unemployment rate
When talking about the headline unemployment rate, it's a good idea to view this seemingly rosy figure in the context of our current ~40 year lows in the labor force participation rate[0]. It's misleading to look at one without the other, IMO.
[0] https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CIVPART https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CIVPART
- baursak 10y agoAnd a record level incarceration rate.
- drzaiusapelord 10y agoand record lows in crime. I don't see this as a problem.
- tonyedgecombe 10y agoOther countries have seen similar falls in crime without the high incarceration rates of the US.