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Unemployment rates are determined based on surveys of 60000 households every month. Its not based on qualifying for unemployment benefits. https://www.bls.gov
by pkaye 5y ago
Unemployment rates are determined based on surveys of 60000 households every month. Its not based on qualifying for unemployment benefits.
https://www.bls.gov/cps/cps_htgm.htm#where https://www.bls.gov/cps/cps_htgm.htm#where
- schuyler2d 5y agoHowever, you have to say you're looking for work to count as unemployed. If I get $300 to say so, then I might say I'm looking for work (and genuinely look for it) -- but if I no longer get any benefit (or much less) from saying so, then I might not bother with all the (tedious paternalist) paperwork to get counted as 'unemployed'
- pkaye 5y ago> but if I no longer get any benefit (or much less) from saying so, then I might not bother with all the (tedious paternalist) paperwork to get counted as 'unemployed' AFAIK there is no paperwork for this survey. They call people up and ask a few questions to classify you.