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From a similar time frame: https://slate.com/business/2018/05/the-unemployment-rate-is-historically-low-and-meaningless.html https://slate.com/business/2018/05/
by zafka 8y ago
From a similar time frame:
https://slate.com/business/2018/05/the-unemployment-rate-is-historically-low-and-meaningless.html https://slate.com/business/2018/05/the-unemployment-rate-is-...
Just like the cost of living index, Politicians often use misleading techniques to calculate "employment rate"
- leereeves 8y agoAlright then, let's look at this index that article proposes: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS12300060 https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS12300060 At 79.9, it's not quite record high employment, but it's close.