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The US federal government uses a monthly survey to compute unemployment statistics; it doesn't just tally up people receiving unemployment benefits.
by zerocrates 7y ago
The US federal government uses a monthly survey to compute unemployment statistics; it doesn't just tally up people receiving unemployment benefits.
- salawat 7y agoSo add "responds to survey" to list of conditions of the measurement, and a link to the survey procedures would be nice.
- MegaButts 7y agoIt also ignores people that have not been working for more than a year, so basically if you're chronically unemployed (and are likely the type of person that need the most help) you're conveniently ignored for the sake of bureaucracy.